Background
Musgrave was the son of Sir Philip Musgrave, 2nd Baronet of Edenhall and his wife Julia Hutton daughter of Sir Richard Hutton of Goldsborough, Yorkshire.
Musgrave was the son of Sir Philip Musgrave, 2nd Baronet of Edenhall and his wife Julia Hutton daughter of Sir Richard Hutton of Goldsborough, Yorkshire.
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He matriculated at Queen"s College, Oxford on 10 July 1651 and was awarded his Bachelor of Arts on the same date. He was a student of Gray"s Inn in 1654. As a young man, he was active in the Royal cause.
He was captain of the Guards before 1661.
He was knighted in 1671 and was Mayor of Carlisle in 1672. In 1677 he was governor of Carlisle.
He was re-elected Member of Parliament for Carlisle in the two elections of 1679 in 1681 and in 1685. In 1690 Musgrave was elected Member of Parliament for Westmorland.
He was elected Member of Parliament for Appleby in 1695 and for Oxford University in 1698.
In 1700 he was elected Member of Parliament for Westmorland for a second time and in 1701 he was elected Member of Parliament for Totnes. He was elected Member of Parliament for Westmorland for the third time in 1702. Queen Anne made him one of the four tellers of the Exchequer.
Musgrave died of apoplexy at the age of 72 at Saint James", Westminster and was buried at Trinity Minories, London.
Musgrave married firstly on 31 May 1660 Mary Cogan eldest daughter of Sir Andrew Cogan, of East Greenwich, Kent. She died in childbirth at Carlisle Castle on 8 July 1664 aged 27 and was buried at Saint Cuthbert"s, Edenhall.
She died on 11 April 1701, and was buried at Edenhall.
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In 1661, Musgrave was elected Member of Parliament for Carlisle in the Cavalier Parliament.