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Also Known As John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, Viscount of Fincastle, Lord Murray of Blair, Moulin, and Tillemot
Born 1730?
Died February 25, 1809 or March 5, 1809 • Ramsgate • England
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Role In Lord Dunmore’s War
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