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Robert Murray Keith (c. 1697–1774) was a
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. He was descended from a younger son of the 2nd
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. Keith was minister in
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in 1748 and from 1753 Minister-plenipotentiary. In 1757, he transferred to
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(arriving in 1758) and remained there until October 1762, when the imperial government requested that he be replaced by a nobleman. He then retired to live at the Hermitage near
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, being known to his friends, among whom were leading men of letters, as "Ambassador Keith." Keith married Margaret, daughter of Sir William Cunningham, 2nd baronet, of Caprington before 1730 when their son
Robert Murray Keith (the younger) Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Murray Keith KB PC FRSE (the younger) (20 September 1730 – 22 June 1795) was a British soldier, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1775 to 1780. Early life He was born in Edinburgh, th ...
was born. Another son was Sir Basil Keith, a
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and
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* *. * Year of birth missing 1774 deaths Ambassadors of Great Britain to Russia 1690s births Ambassadors of Great Britain to the Holy Roman Emperor {{England-bio-stub