Lord George Murray (bishop)
Lord George Murray was an Anglican cleric best remembered for his work developing Britain's first optical telegraph, which began relaying messages from London to Deal in 1796, a few years after Claude Chappe's system began operation in France. He was Bishop of Saint David's from 1801 until his death.
Life
Murray was the second son of John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl. He was Archdeacon of Man from 1787 to 1801, a post for which his mother, Charlotte Murray, Duchess of Atholl, was the patroness.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
His father is John Murray 3rd Duke of AthollOn 18 December 1780, he married Anne Charlotte Grant, Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Charlotte. They had nine children:
- George Murray ; Bishop of Sodor and Man and Bishop of Rochester
- Charlotte Sophia Murray ; married Rev. Townshend Selwyn, Canon of Gloucester.
- Louisa Ann Murray ; married Sir Robert Frankland-Russell, 7th Baronet. They had five daughters.
- Amelia Matilda Murray
- Rev. Edward Murray ; married Ruperta Catherine Wright, daughter of Sir George Wright, 2nd Baronet and Rebecca MacLane. They had two sons, and two daughters.
- Henry Murray ; married the Hon. Catherine Otway-Cave, daughter of Henry Otway, and Sarah Otway-Cave, 3rd Baroness Braye. They had no children.
- Caroline Leonora Murray ; married Henry Fox-Strangways, 3rd Earl of Ilchester in 1812, and had two sons and two daughters.
- John Murray
- Charles Murray