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Sir Andrew Hunter Arbuthnot MurrayOBE JP KStJ (19 December 1903 – 21 March 1977) wasLord Provost ofEdinburgh,Scotland between 1947 and 1951,Lord Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh, and aJustice of the Peace.
The son of Alfred Alexander Arbuthnot Murray and Bethany (née Moir), Murray was educatedDaniel Stewart's College andGeorge Heriot's School. He was elected aCity Councillor of Edinburgh in 1929, and served as Hon. City Treasurer 1943–46. He was President of theScottish Liberal Party Organisation 1961–65.
He was also an Honorary Colonel of the52nd (Queens Edinburgh Royal Scots) Searchlight, of the130th Light Anti-Aircraft and of the 587th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,Royal Artillery.
Murray was awarded theOBE in 1945, andknighted on 25 February 1949 to become Sir Andrew Murray. He was appointed Commander of theVenerable Order of Saint John, 24 June 1949, and a Knight of St John in 1954. He was Chancellor of the Priory of Scotland and Preceptor ofTorphichen.
In 1950, he received an honorary doctorate of law from theUniversity of Edinburgh. On 23 January 1953 he was appointedDeputy Lieutenant of Edinburgh. He was chairman of the board of trustees of theScottish National War Memorial at The Castle, Edinburgh, and author ofThe Scottish National War Memorial: The Castle Edinburgh.
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| Preceded by | Lord Provost of Edinburgh 1947–1951 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | President of the Liberal Party 1960–1961 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of theScottish Liberal Party 1961–1965 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Treasurer of theLiberal Party 1962–1966 With:Ronald Gardner-Thorpe (1962–1965) Timothy Beaumont (1963–1965) | Succeeded by |
