As part of a celebration of the town of Athol’s 250th anniversary, Governor Deval Patrick proclaimed today “Athol Day’’ at a ceremony with the Duke of Atholl, the head of the noble ...

The Atholl succession, though, has been a curiously barren one over the centuries, dying out on more than one occasion. The 4th Duke was father to the 5th Duke (who died unmarried in 1846 ...

George Iain Murray, the 10th Duke of Atholl, known variously as one of Scotland’s richest landowners, the chief of the ancient Murray clan, the commander of Britain’s only private army and one ...

The 10th Duke of Atholl, 64, one of Scotland’s richest landowners and the head of the only private army in Britain, died of a stroke Tuesday in London. Born George Iain Murray, he succeeded to ...

The first Duke of Atholl, John Murray, was a founder of the town of Pequoiag and renamed the town Athol when it was incorporated in 1762, the governor’s office said. Advertisement Colin A. Young ...

The Atholl succession, though, has been a curiously barren one over the centuries, dying out on more than one occasion. The 4th Duke was father to the 5th Duke (who died unmarried in 1846 ...

The 11th Duke of Atholl, who has died aged 83, held a unique place in military annals as colonel-in-chief of the only private army in Europe. From Blair Castle, Perthshire, he held an annual ...