Lord Henry Murray (13 June 1767 – 3 December 1805) was a

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and administrator who served as the fourth

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Career

Born the fourth son of

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/ref> Henry Murray was appointed

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of the newly formed

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in September 1795.''Some notes on the Royal Manx Fencibles'' by A. W. Moore
/ref> The following year saw the regiment being deployed to

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in anticipation of the

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and in June 1798 he ordered the burning of

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in reprisal for the rebellion. In February 1802 he went to

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to recover from a bout of

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and later that year, following the

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, his regiment was disbanded at

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. Murray acted from 1804 as Lieutenant Governor and Deputy to his brother, John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl, in his role as Governor of the Isle of Man.World Statesmen
/ref> Murray died in office only a year later in 1805: there is a memorial to him at Old Kirk Braddan.

Family

In 1786 he married Eliza Kent; they had one son and five daughters. There is a memorial to his son, Lieutenant-Colonel The Hon. Richard Murray, Coldstream Guards (1787-1843), in Old Kirk Braddan. His daughter Amelia (Emily) Jane Murray married General Sir John Oswald.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, Lord John 1767 births 1805 deaths Lieutenant governors of the Isle of Man Younger sons of dukes