George Murray (Royal Navy officer, born 1741)





































George Murray
Born
22 August 1741
Tullibardine, Perthshire
Died
17 October 1797 (1797-10-18) (aged 56)
Hunton, Kent
Allegiance
 Kingdom of Great Britain
Service/branch
 Royal Navy
Rank
Vice Admiral
Commands held
North American Station
Battles/wars
Battle of Dogger Bank

Vice Admiral George Murray (22 August 1741 – 17 October 1797) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. He was the third son of the Jacobite general Lord George Murray.



Naval career


Murray joined the Royal Navy in 1758 as a midshipman.[1] In 1765 he became commander of the sloop HMS Ferret.[1] Promoted Captain he commanded HMS Renown, HMS Adventure, HMS Levant and HMS Cleopatra.[1] He commanded the Cleopatra at the Battle of Dogger Bank in 1781.[2] From 1782 he commanded HMS Irresistible.[1]


He was elected Member of Parliament for Perth burghs in 1790 but gave up his seat in 1796.[1] Resuming his naval career he commanded HMS Defence from 1790.[1] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief at Chatham in 1792 and went on to command HMS Duke and then HMS Glory.[1] He was made Commander-in-Chief, North American Station in 1794.[1] He almost completely cleared North American waters of French men-of-war and privateers.[1] He returned to England in 1796 and died the following year.[1]



Family


In 1784 he married Hon. Wilhelmina King, daughter of Thomas King, 5th Baron King; they had no children.[1]



References





  1. ^ abcdefghijk George Murray at Oxford Dictionary of National biography


  2. ^ Winfield. British Warships of the Age of Sail. p. 206..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}



















Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
George Dempster

Member of Parliament for Perth Burghs
1790–1796
Succeeded by
David Scott
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Richard Hughes

Commander-in-Chief, North American Station
1793–1796
Succeeded by
George Vandeput



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