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Originally built in 1610, the interiors of Ham House as you see them today are the creation of loyal courtiers William and Catherine Murray, and their tenacious daughter Elizabeth, later Duchess of Lauderdale.
In 1626, Ham House was leased to William Murray, courtier, a close childhood friend and alleged whipping boy of Charles I. [13] Murray's initial lease was for 39 years and, in 1631, a further 14 years were added. [14]
When Charles I came to the throne, he gave the lease of the house to William Murray, who had had been his ‘whipping boy’ when they were children. This meant that as boys, Murray, who was educated alongside Charles, was punished for Charles’ misdemeanors, as a future king could not be disciplined by his tutors.
William Murray, 1st earl of Mansfield (born March 2, 1705, Scone, Perthshire, Scot.—died March 20, 1793, London, Eng.) was the chief justice of the King’s Bench of Great Britain from 1756 to 1788, who made important contributions to commercial law.
- Karl Nickerson Llewellyn
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield PC (March 2, 1705 – March 20, 1793), was a British judge and politician who reached high office in the House of Lords. His most famous judgment was in 1772 in the case of James Somersett.
In 1754 William Murray (1705–93), from 1756 Lord Chief Justice, acquired Kenwood for £4,000. He and his wife, Elizabeth (Betty), née Finch (1704–84), used it as their weekend country villa. Lord Mansfield expanded the estate, and soon swept away Bute’s formal gardens.
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Between the rebellions of 1719 and 1745, John Murray the 1st Duke of Atholl had died in 1724 and was succeeded by his 3rd son James Murray leaving out William, Marquis of Tullibardine in the line of succession by the aforementioned decision of parliament.
