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Also Known As William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Earl of Mansfield, Baron of Mansfield, Lord Mansfield
Born March 2, 1705 • Scone • Scotland
Died March 20, 1793 (aged 88) • London • England
Title / Office Queen’s Bench Division (1756-1788), England • attorney general (1754-1754), England

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