George Murray (1761 - 1803)

Born 30 Jan 1761 in Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland

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Died 3 Jun 1803 at age 42 in London, England, United Kingdom

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George Murray is a member of Clan Murray.

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Lord George Murray was an Anglican cleric best remembered for his work developing Britain's first optical telegraph, which began relaying messages from London to Deal in 1796. He was Bishop of Saint David's from 1801 until his death.

He was the second son of John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl. He was Archdeacon of Man from 1787 to 1801. On 19 November 1800, Murray was nominated bishop of St. David's and consecrated on 11 February 1801. He caught a chill waiting for his carriage on leaving the House of Lords, and died at Cavendish Square on 3 June 1803.

He married Anne Charlotte Grant, lady in waiting to Queen Charlotte. He had nine children - the eldest son, also George Murray, was also a cleric, becoming Bishop of Sodor and Man and Bishop of Rochester. This George married Lady Sara Hay-Drummond daughter of Robert Auriol Hay-Drummond, 10th Earl of Kinnoull and Sarah Harley.

A daughter, Charlotte Sophia Murray (1785–1866) married The Rev. Townshend Selwyn (1782–1853), Canon of Gloucester. Another daughter, Amelia Matilda Murray (30 Apr 1795– 7 Jun 1884), was a botanist and the author of "Recollections from 1803–1837, with a conclusion in 1868". She was also a Maid-of-Honor to HM Queen Victoria, 1837-1853, then an Extra Maid-of-Honor, 1853, and finally a Woman of the Bedchamber, 1853-1855 <http://users.uniserve.com/~canyon/qvcoronation.htm>.

His daughter Caroline Leonora Murray married Henry Fox-Strangways, 3rd Earl of Ilchester, and had four children:

Henry Thomas Leopold Fox-Strangways, Lord Stavordale (7 January 1816 – 11 August 1837). Lady Theresa Anna Maria Fox-Strangways (11 January 1814 – 2 May 1874), married Edward Digby, 9th Baron Digby on 27 June 1837. Stephen Fox-Strangways, Lord Stavordale (21 March 1817 – 25 May 1848). Lady Caroline Margaret Fox-Strangways (9 January 1819 – 26 June 1895), married Sir Edward Kerrison, 2nd Baronet on 23 July 1844.

Other children, as listed in Stirnet, include: Capt. John Murray (10 November 1786 - December 1803)

Charles Murray ( - January 1808) m. Anne Amelia Dashwood, 1806

Edward Murray (5 November 1798 - 1 July 1852), Vicar of Northolt; m. Ruperta Catherine Wright ( - 5 September 1871) on 14 February 1822

Henry Murray (February 1800 - 26 November 1831), m. Catherine Otway-Cave ( - 4 November 1875) on 19 October 1829

Louisa Anne Murray ( - 21 February 1871), m. Sir Robert Frankland, (7th Baronet of Thirkleby (16 July 1784 - 11 March 1849) on 30 November 1815

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See Also:

• http://www.william1.co.uk/bl12.htm

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_George_Murray_(bishop)

• K. D. Reynolds, ‘Murray, Amelia Matilda (1795–1884)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004

• http://users.uniserve.com/~canyon/qvcoronation.htm

• Debrett’s Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 22nd ed., William Courthope, Esq. Editor, J.F. & F. Rivington, London, 1838, p. 301