Malcolm Murray, 12th Earl of Dunmore

Malcolm Kenneth Murray, 12th Earl of Dunmore (born 17 September 1946 in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australia-based Scottish peer.

He is a native-born Australian and lives in Tasmania.

He has made one speech, both his maiden and final speech, in the House of Lords on 25 November 1998,[1] less than one year before his automatic right to sit in the House of Lords was removed by the House of Lords Act 1999.

Dunmore married Joy Partridge in 1970. They have two adopted children, Leigh and Elisa. The Countess of Dunmore died on 4 August 2015.[2]

The Earl is the Australian Patron of St Andrew's First Aid Australia.

The Earl is also an active Freemason being a member of Lodge Amalthea No 914, under the United Grand Lodge of Victoria having served as Worshipful Master of this Lodge 2011 and 2012 [2 terms].

On 13 May 2018, the Earl became the inaugural Worshipful Master of the newly consecretated ‘Earl of Dunmore Lodge Number 1686’ under the register of the United Grand Lodge of Victoria, Australia. The Earl being the first peer of the realm to be installed as the foundation Worshipful Master of a Masonic lodge consecretated in the name of a peerage. The Earl of Dummore Lodge is the only Masonic lodge under the jurisdiction of the United Grand Lodge of Victoria with dispensation to work its ceremonies and practices according to the ancients Scottish tradition.

References

  1. ↑ www.publications.parliament.uk
  2. ↑ The Advocate. Retrieved 8 August 2015
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
Kenneth Randolph Murray		 Earl of Dunmore
1995–present		 Incumbent
Heir:
Hon. Geoffrey Charles Murray



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