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David Murray, 7th Viscount Stormont - Definition
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David Murray, Viscount Stormont (1727-1796) was a British politician. He was ambassador to Vienna and then to Paris; he was Secretary of State for the Southern Department from 1779 to 1782, and Lord President of the Council in 1783.

He was the ambassador to France in the early years of te American Revolutionary War, and played a role in sending news of American actions back to England.


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