Lord George Murray (30 January 1761 – 3 June 1803) was an

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cleric best remembered for his work developing Britain's first

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, which began relaying messages from

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in 1796, a few years after

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's system began operation in France. He was

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from 1801 until his death.

Life

Murray was the second son of

John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl, Order of the Thistle, KT, Privy Council of the United Kingdom, PC (6 May 1729 – 5 November 1774), known as John Murray until 1764, was a Scottish peer and Tory (political faction), Tory politician. Backgrou ...

. He was

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from 1787 to 1801, a post for which his mother,

Charlotte Murray, Duchess of Atholl Charlotte Murray, Duchess of Atholl, ''suo jure'' 8th Baroness Strange (born Lady Charlotte Murray; 13 October 1731 – 13 October 1805) was a Scottish peeress. Early life and background Born Lady Charlotte Murray, she was the daughter of Jame ...

, was the patroness. On 19 November 1800, Murray was nominated bishop of St. David's. He was elected on 6 December, confirmed on 7 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.

Family

On 18 December 1780, he married Anne Charlotte Grant (bap. 9 August 1765 – 27 April 1844),

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. He had nine children: * Charlotte Sophia Murray (1785–1866); married Rev. Townshend Selwyn (1782–1853), Canon of

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. * George Murray (12 January 1784 – 16 February 1860);

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and

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* Louisa Ann Murray (29 May 1790 – 21 February 1871); married

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. They had five daughters. *

Amelia Matilda Murray Amelia Matilda Murray (30 April 1795 – 7 June 1884) was a British botanist, writer, and courtier. She wrote a book in defence of slavery in 1856. Life Murray was born in Kenton to Lord George Murray and Anne Charlotte (née Grant). Her elde ...

(30 April 1795 – 7 June 1884)K. D. Reynolds, 'Murray, Amelia Matilda (1795–1884)', ''

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'', Oxford University Press, 200
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/ref> * Rev. Edward Murray (5 November 1798 - 1 July 1852); married Ruperta Catherine Wright, daughter of Sir George Wright, 2nd Baronet and Rebecca MacLane. They had two sons, and two daughters. * Henry Murray (1 February 1800 – 26 November 1830); married the Hon. Catherine Otway-Cave, daughter of Henry Otway, and

Sarah Otway-Cave, 3rd Baroness Braye Sarah Otway-Cave, 3rd Baroness Braye (2 July 1768 – 21 February 1862) was an English noblewoman. The title of Baron Braye, originally created in 1529 for her ancestor Edmund Braye, 1st Baron Braye and abeyant since the death of the John Braye, 2 ...

. They had no children. * Caroline Leonora Murray (d. 8 January 1819); married

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, and had two sons and two daughters. * John Murray (d. 1803) * Charles Murray (d. January 1808)

References

;Attribution *

External links

capsule biography
from the Gazetteer for Scotland

from the Friends of

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19th-century Welsh Anglican bishops