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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 London to
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in 1796, a few years after
Claude Chappe Claude Chappe (; 25 December 1763 – 23 January 1805) was a French inventor who in 1792 demonstrated a practical semaphore system that eventually spanned all of France. His system consisted of a series of towers, each within line of sight of ...
'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. He was
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from 1787 to 1801. 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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to Queen Charlotte. He had nine children; * Charlotte Sophia Murray (1785–1866); married Rev. Townshend Selwyn (1782–1853), Canon of Gloucester. * George Murray (12 January 1784 – 16 February 1860); Bishop of Sodor and Man 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. Her eldest brother wa ...
(30 April 1795 – 7 June 1884)http://users.uniserve.com/~canyon/qvcoronation.htm * Rev. Edward Murray (5 November 1798 - 1 July 1852); married Ruperta Catherine Wright, daughter of
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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. They had no children. * Caroline Leonora Murray (d. 8 January 1819); married Henry Fox-Strangways, 3rd Earl of Ilchester, 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 Carmarthen County Museum {{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, George 1761 births 1803 deaths Archdeacons of Man Bishops of St Davids Younger sons of dukes British inventors George 19th-century Welsh Anglican bishops