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MURRAY, HON. GEORGE, son of David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield (qv); b. 8 Apr 1780; adm. from Edinburgh High School Jun 1791; KS 1793; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 2 May 1797; Cornet, 2nd Life Guards 2 Dec 1795; Lieut., 24 Jan 1798; Capt., 4 Mar 1800; Maj. and Brevet Lieut. -Col., 20 Aug 1807; Col., 4 Jun 1814; Major-Gen., 19 Jul 1821; Lieut. -Gen., 10 Jan 1837; served in Peninsular War; commanded 2nd Life Guards in campaigns of 1813-4; d. unm. 30 Sep 1848.

Murray, George William Welsh, son of George Robert Milne Murray, F.R.S., of Ealing, by Helen Jane Welsh; b. Sept. 9, 1885; adm. Sept. 30, 1897 (H); left July 1904; engaged on Survey of Egypt since Feb. 21, 1907; served in Great War I; political officer attached Northern Red Sea Patrol R.N. 1915; Capt. 7th Field Survey Co. R.E. Sinai and Palestine 1915-9; M.C. June 3, 1918 author of A Nubian-English Dictionary (1923); acting director, Egyptian Desert Surveys June 1, 1932; Founder's Medal, R.G.S., 1936; director, Topographical Survey of Egypt, 1937-47; technical adviser 1947-51; Membre de l'Institut d'Egypte 1938; m. July 22, 1926, Edith Agnes, daughter of William Douglas Cairney, of Glasgow; d. 1966.

Murray, George Andrew, son of George Alexander Murray of Hampstead and Jane Mildred, d. of George Crooks Baskett of Leeds; b. 15 Nov. 1905; adm. Jan. 1920 (A); left Dec. 1922; an elec­trical engineer, GIEE 1933, AMIEE 1942, FIEE 1960; Admiralty Mining Establishment 1939- 46; dir. Murray Munro & Co. 1946-70; m. Nov. 1933 Edna Almurta, d. of Thomas Bradshaw of Alice Springs, Australia; d. 23 Aug. 1987.

MURRAY, EDWARD, fourth son of Right Rev. Lord George Murray DD, Bishop of St. David’s, and Anne Charlotte, dau. of Lieut. -Gen. Francis Grant MP; nephew of John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl (qv); b. 5 Nov 1798; adm. Christmas 1811; KS 1812; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1816, adm. pens. 27 May 1816, scholar 1817; BA 1820; MA 1829; an Usher at the School 1820-1; Vicar of Stinsford, Dorset 1823-38; Rector of Winterborne Monkton, Dorset 5 Jul 1831-7; Vicar of Northolt, Middlesex, from 13 Oct 1837; Prebendary of St. Paul’s from 21 Dec 1848; an ingenious mechanic and electrician; m. 14 Feb 1822 Ruperta Catherine, only child of Sir George Wright, Bart.; d. 1 Jul 1852.

Murray, Douglas Vivian, brother of Kenneth Andrew Silver Murray (qv); b. 2 Dec. 1905; adm. Sept. 1919 (H); left Apr. 1924; Caius Coll. Camb., matric. 1924, BA 1927, MA 1960; DO For­estry Commn; Min. of Supply (projectile development) 1940-4; sen. classical master Greenways Sch. Warminster, Wilts; m 1st 17 Aug. 1932 Isabel Mary Farquhar, d. of Andrew Grierson Fausset-Farquhar of St Cyrus, Kincardineshire; 2nd 16 July 1958 Beryl Violet, d. of Lieut.-Col. John Henry Wybergh of Farnham, Surrey; d. 27 June 1976.

MURRAY, DAVID, 2ND EARL OF MANSFIELD, eldest son of David Murray, 6th Viscount Stormont (S), and Anne, only dau. of John Stewart, Invernytie; b. 9 Oct 1727; adm. Jun 1739 (Hawkins'); KS (Capt. ) 1740; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1744, matr. 28 May 1744, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1744 – void 1756; BA 1748; DCL 3 Jul 1793; succ. father as 7th Viscount Stormont (S) 23 Jul 1748; Grand Tour (France, Italy) 1751-2; attaché, British Embassy, Paris 1751; Scottish Representative Peer from May 1754; Envoy Extraordinary to Elector of Saxony Jun 1756 - Oct 1763; Ambassador to Vienna Nov 1763 – Dec 1772, Paris Dec 1772 - Mar 1778; Lord Justice-Gen., Scotland 1778-95; Secretary of State, Southern Dept., 27 Oct 1779 – Jul 1782; Lord President of the Council 2 Apr – 19 Dec 1783, and from 17 Dec 1794; succ. uncle as 2nd Earl of Mansfield 20 Mar 1793, by special remainder under creation of 1792; Privy Councillor 20 Jul 1763; KT 30 Nov 1768; Chancellor, Mareschall Coll., Aberdeen 1793; Busby Trustee 20 Mar 1775; m. 1st, 16 Aug 1759 Henrietta Frederica, widow of M. de Berargaard, and dau. of Graf Heinrich von Bünau, Privy Councillor to Elector of Saxony; m. 2nd, 5 May 1776 Hon. Louisa Cathcart, Countess of Mansfield (under creation of 1776), third dau. of Charles Schaw Cathcart, 9th Baron Cathcart (S) (qv); d. 1 Sep 1796. Buried North Transept, Westminster Abbey. DNB.

MURRAY, DAVID WILLIAM, 3rd EARL OF MANSFIELD, eldest son of David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield (qv); b. 7 Mar 1777; adm. 9 Nov 1786; Min. Can. 1789; KS (Capt. ) 1790; lost his watch out of College dormitory (Sessions Papers lxx, pt. ii, 1176-9); Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 2 Jun 1794; succ. father as 3rd Earl of Mansfield (under creation of 1792) 1 Sep 1796; took Tory/Conservative whip in House of Lords; Lieut., 7th Foot 25 Jan 1798; Capt., 44th Foot 24 Jul 1802; half-pay; retd. 1826; FRS 20 May 1802; Lord Lieut., Clackmannanshire, from 1803; Hereditary Keeper of Scone Palace; KT 4 Mar 1835; Busby Trustee 23 May 1799; m. 16 Sep 1797 Frederica, dau. of William Markham (adm. 1733, qv); d. 18 Feb 1840.

MURRAY, DAVID RODNEY, eldest son of Hon. David Murray MP, and Elizabeth, dau. of Right Hon. Thomas Harley (qv); b. 12 Apr 1791; adm. 1801 (Clapham); in school list 1801; left 1806; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 8 Jun 1810; BA 1813; MA 1816; Serjeant of Arms to Treasury 10 Aug 1810 to abolition of office 27 Jan 1832; ordained deacon (Salisbury, lit. dim. from Winchester) Dec 1816, priest (Hereford, lit. dim. From Winchester) Dec 1818; Rector of Brampton Bryan, Herefs., from 30 Jun 1826; Vicar of Beedon, Berks., 1828-74; Rector of Cusop, Herefs., from 25 Feb 1835; DL JP Radnorshire, JP Herefordshire; m. 4 Dec 1828 Frances, dau. of John Portal, Freefolk and Laverstoke, Hampshire; d. 4 Nov 1878.

MURRAY, HON. DAVID HENRY, third son of David William Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield (qv); b. 9 Feb 1811; adm. 18 Mar 1822 (Stelfox's); Min. Can. 1825; left 1825; Ensign, unattached 20 Mar 1827; 42nd Foot 26 Apr 1828; Lieut., 7th Foot 9 Nov 1830; 60th Foot 23 Nov 1832; Capt., half-pay, unattached 15 May 1835; 25th Foot 24 Jul 1835; Lieut. and Capt., 3rd Foot Guards 23 Mar 1838; Brevet Maj., 9 Nov 1846; retd. 4 Feb 1848; m. 5 Nov 1840 Margaret Grant, Baroness Gray (S), eldest dau. of John Grant, Kilgraston, Perthshire; d. 5 Sep 1862.

Murray, David George, son of William Murray MB, of Chelsea, and Mary Duthie Williams, d. of David Angus Macdonald; b. 25 Feb. 1917; adm. Sept. 1930 (H); left Apr. 1934; Worcester Coll. Oxf., matric. 1935, BA 1940, MA 1942; RAC 1940-2, Intell. Corps 1942-6.