Lord George Murray (30 January 1761 – 3 June 1803) was an Anglican cleric best remembered for his work developing Britain's first optical telegraph, which began relaying messages from

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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 John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl KT, PC (6 May 1729 – 5 November 1774), known as John Murray until 1764, was a Scottish peer and Tory politician. Background He was born 6 May 1729. Murray was the eldest son of Lord George Murray, fifth son ...

. 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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. 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

Sir Robert Frankland-Russell, 7th Baronet Sir Robert Frankland-Russell, 7th Baronet (1784–1849) was an English politician, known also as an artist. In early life he was called Robert Frankland. Life He was the son of Sir Thomas Frankland, 6th Baronet and his wife Dorothy, daughter of ...

. 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 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 second baro ...

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

Henry Fox-Strangways, 3rd Earl of Ilchester Henry Stephen Fox-Strangways, 3rd Earl of Ilchester, PC (21 February 1787 – 8 January 1858), styled Lord Stavordale from birth until 1802, was a British peer and Whig politician. He served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard under Lord Melb ...

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

References

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External links

capsule biography
from the Gazetteer for Scotland

from the Friends of

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19th-century Welsh Anglican bishops