Nicholas Murray (Presbyterian)

Nicholas Murray was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America.

Biography

Murray was born in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland, on December 25, 1802. In 1818, he emigrated to the United States, becoming an apprentice printer with Harper Brothers. He graduated from Williams College in 1826, he was ordained a minister, and became Moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly of America.
Murray wrote extensively of his travels and archaeology, which was an abiding interest. An occasional pseudonym was Kirwan. He died and was buried in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in 1861.

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Letters to the Rt. Rev. J. Hughes, Roman Catholic Bishop of New York, by Kirwan. 2nd series, 1848Kirwan's letter to Dr. Cote, on Baptism, with Dr. Cote's reply, 1849the Decline of Popery and its causes. An address, etc,, New York, 1851Romanism at home, being letters to the Hon. Roger B. Taney, 1852American Principles on National Prosperity. A thanksgiving Sermon, etc.', 1854Kirwan on Bedini and Dr. Duff. An address, etc, 1854