Murray, George (England)
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| Dates | 1755-59, 1762-3, 1769-82, 1790s | ||
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| Location | Kew, Portsmouth, Chatham, Plymouth | ||
| Vocation | Naval Officer | ||
| Place of Birth | Tullibardine, Perthshire | ||
| Marriage | Wilhelmina King | ||
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| Place of birth | Source | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
Attended the school of William Rose at Kew (1755-6) and then entered the Royal Naval Academy at Portsmouth (1756-58). Sailed to India (1759) and returned to England in 1762. Did not remain long before he sailed to Jamaica. Again returned to England (1769). Retired to Perthshire in 1782 but entered politics for Perthshire Burghs (1790-6). Whilst an MP resumed naval career. Made commander-in-chief in the Medway at Chatham (1792). He then transferred to Nova Scotia. Returned to England and died at the home of his nephew, Lord George Murray , at Hunton, Kent (1797). Buried at Ockham, Surrey.
