William Mure (scholar)
| William Mure | |
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| Member of Parliament for Renfrewshire |
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In office 1846–1855 |
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| Preceded by | Patrick Maxwell Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, Bt. |
| Rector of the University of Glasgow | |
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In office 1847–1848 |
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| Preceded by | Lord John Russell |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Babington Macaulay |
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10 July 1799 Caldwell, Ayrshire |
| Died | 1 April 1860 (aged 60) London |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Laura Markham (m. 1825) |
| Relations |
William Mure (grandfather) James Hunter Blair (grandfather) Thomas Lister (grandson) |
| Children | 6, including William, Charles, Emma |
| Parents | William Mure Anne Blair |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Alma mater |
University of Edinburgh University of Bonn |
William Mure (10 July 1799 – 1 April 1860) was a Scottish scholar and politician. He sat in the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1846–55 as the Conservative MP for Renfrewshire and was Laird of Caldwell in Ayrshire.
William Mure was born on 10 July 1799 at Caldwell House, near Ayrshire. He was the eldest son of William Mure of Caldwell (d. 1831), colonel of the Renfrew militia, and Lord Rector of Glasgow University from 1793 to 1794, and Anne Blair Mure (d. 1854). She was the eldest daughter of Sir James Hunter Blair, 1st Baronet (1741–1787) of Dunskey, Wigtownshire. His paternal grandfather was William Mure (1718–1776), Baron of the Exchequer, and a descendant of the Mures of Rowallan. His younger brother was M.P. and judge David Mure, Lord Mure (1810–1891).
He was educated at Westminster School, at the University of Edinburgh, and afterwards in Germany at the University of Bonn.
Mure had succeeded to the Caldwell estates on his father's death, 9 February 1831.
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