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b. 6 Feb. 1772, 2nd s. of Sir William Murray, 5th bt. (d. 1800), of Ochtertyre, Perth and Lady Augusta Mackenzie, da. of George, 3rd earl of Cromarty [S]; bro. of Sir Patrick Murray, 6th bt.† educ. privately; Edinburgh h.s. 1781-5; Edinburgh Univ. 1785; Geneva. m. 28 Apr. 1825, Oxford DNB, from par. reg. of Sunninghill, Berks. Lady Louisa Paget, da. of Henry, 1st earl of Uxbridge, estranged w. and wid. of Maj.-Gen. Sir James Erskine, 3rd bt., of Torriehouse, Fife, 1da. (b. 1822). KB 11 Sept. 1813; GCB 2 Jan. 1815; GCH 1816. d. 28 July 1846.
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Ensign 71 Ft. Mar. 1789, 34 Ft. June 1789; ensign 3 Ft. Gds. 1790, lt. and capt. 1794, capt. and lt.-col. 1799; sen. asst. q.m.g. on Helder expedition 1799, Egyptian expedition 1800 – 02; adj.-gen. W.I. 1802 – 03; asst. q.m.g. at Horse Gds. 1803 – 04; dep. q.m.g. [I] 1804 – 12, q.m.g 1812 – 14; dep. q.m.g. Hanover expedition 1805; q.m.g. Baltic army 1807, Stockholm mission 1808, Portugal 1808 – 09; col. army 1809; q.m.g. Peninsula and France 1809 – 12, 1813 – 14; brig.-gen. 1811; maj.-gen. 1812; col. 60 Ft. 1813; adj.-gen. [I] 1814; gov. Canada 1814 – 15; chief of staff of Allied armies and q.m.g. of British contingent in France 1815 – 18; col. 72 Ft. 1817; col. 42 Ft. 1823; lt.-gen. 1825; c.-in-c. [I] 1825 – 28; gen. 1841; col. 1 Ft. 1843 – d.

Lt.-gen. of ordnance Mar. 1824 – Feb. 1825; sec. of state for war and colonies May 1828 – Nov. 1830; PC 30 May 1828; master-gen. of ordnance Dec. 1834 – May 1835, Sept. 1841 – July 1846.

Gov. Edinburgh Castle 1818 – 19, RMC, Sandhurst 1819 – 24, Fort St. George, Inverness 1829 – d.

Parlimentarian
MURRAY, Sir George (1772-1846), of Bleaton, Perth. and 5 Belgrave Square, Mdx.
Main residences: Bleaton, Perth; 5 Belgrave Square, Mdx.
Notes

See S.G.P. Ward, ‘Gen. Sir George Murray’, Jnl. of Soc. for Army Hist. Research, lviii (1980), 191-208.

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D.R.F.
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Commons 1820-1832
Web Title

MURRAY, Sir George (1772-1846)

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