Alexander Murray

Alexander Murray, Lord Henderland (11 May 1736 – 16 March 1795) was a Scottish judge and politician.

Life Born at Murrayfield House west of Edinburgh's Old Town on 11 May 1736, he was the son of Archibald Murray of Cringletie, an advocate.

He studied law at the University of Edinburgh, and was called to the Scottish bar on 7 March 1758, and succeeded his father as sheriff-depute of Peebles in 1761, and as one of the commissaries of Edinburgh in 1765.

He inherited the estate of Henderland in Dumfries and Galloway around 1760.

On 24 May 1775 Murray was appointed solicitor-general for Scotland, and at the general election in September 1780 was returned to the House of Commons for Peeblesshire. The only speech he is recorded to have made in parliament was in opposition to Sir George Savile's motion relating to the petition of the delegated counties for a redress of grievances.