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British Anglican bishop

For the Bishop of St David's, seeLord George Murray (bishop).

George Murray
Bishop of Rochester
Portrait bySamuel Lane, 1849
Diocese	Diocese of Rochester
In office	1827–1860
Predecessor	Hugh Percy
Successor	Joseph Wigram
Other posts	Dean of Worcester 1828–1845 Bishop of Sodor and Man 1813–1827
Orders
Consecration	6 March 1814
Personal details
Born	(1784-01-12)12 January 1784 Farnham,Surrey
Died	16 February 1860(1860-02-16) (aged 76) Chester Square,London
Buried	Kensal Green, Middlesex
Nationality	British
Denomination	Christianity (Anglican)
Residence	Chester Square,London
Parents	George and Anne Murray
Spouse	Sarah Hay-Drummond
Children	6 daughters; 5 sons inc. George Hay Murray
Education	Harrow School
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford

George Murray (12 January 1784 – 16 February 1860) was anAnglican bishop. He wasBishop of Rochester from 1827 until his death in 1860. He was previously theArchdeacon of Man,Dean of Worcester andBishop of Sodor and Man.

Background and education

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Murray was born inFarnham,Surrey, the second son ofGeorge Murray,Bishop of St David's, himself the second son ofJohn Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl, Chief ofClan Murray. Murray's mother, Anne Charlotte (d.1844), was the daughter of Francis Grant (MP and general); she served asLady-in-Waiting toCharlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (wife of George III).^{[citation needed]} Murray's youngest sister wasAmelia was also a courtier, and a writer.^[1]

Murray attendedHarrow before matriculating atChrist Church, Oxford, on 22 December 1801, graduatingBachelor of Arts (BA) in 1806, proceedingOxford Master of Arts (MA Oxon) in 1810, andDoctor of Divinity (DD) by diploma on 13 March 1814.

Ministry

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On 29 September 1808, Murray was installed, like his father, as the Archdeacon of Man; on 22 May 1813 he was nominated asBishop of Sodor and Man by his cousinJohn Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl and consecrated on 6 March 1814. On 24 November 1827 he was electedBishop of Rochester, receiving back the temporalities on 14 December 1827, and on 19 March 1828 was appointedDean of Worcester, being succeeded in 1845 byJohn Peel.

While commending the character of the leaders of theOxford Movement, Murray attacked some of theTracts for the Times, especially Nos. 81 and90, in his episcopal charge of October 1843. Several of hissermons and charges were published.

Family

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Murray married, on 5 May 1811, Sarah Hay-Drummond, second daughter ofRobert Hay-Drummond, 10th Earl of Kinnoull (by his wife Sarah Harley, daughter and co-heiress ofThomas Harley, Lord Mayor of London), by whom he had five sons and six daughters, including:

Rev. George Edward Murray (1818–1854),Rector ofSouthfleet,Kent, who was the great-great grandfather ofthe 10th duke, and the great-grandfather of the 11th duke,John Murray.^{[citation needed]}
Canon Francis Henry Murray (1820–1902), rector ofChislehurst from 1846 to his death in 1902, rural Dean ofDartford from 1887 to 1902, and honorary canon ofCanterbury Cathedral.^[2]
Herbert Harley Murray (1829–1904), Governor of Newfoundland and Chairman of England's Board of Customs.
Rev. Frederick William Murray (1831-1913) was the grandfather ofSir Francis Ralph Hay Murray.
Harriet Murray (1813-1854) who marriedGeorge Pratt, 2nd Marquess Camden
Eleanor Margaret Murray(died 1895) (youngest daughter), married John Jolliffe Tufnell of Langleys in Essex. They had 10 children and he already had 7 children from his previous marriage; their daughter, Louisa Tufnell, married the HonEdward Strutt, co-founder ofStrutt & Parker (estate agents).

After a protracted illness, Murray died at his town residence inChester Square,London, on 16 February 1860, aged 76. He was buried in the family vault atKensal Green.

References

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^Joves, E. Vernon, ed. (1977). "No Ordinary Courtier".The Carmarthen Historian.XIV: 73.
^"Obituary - Canon Francis Henry Murray".The Times. No. 36897. London. 13 October 1902. p. 9.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: "Murray, George (1761-1803)".Dictionary of National Biography. London:Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

Church of England titles

Preceded by

Claudius Crigan

Bishop of Sodor and Man
1813–1827

Succeeded by

William Ward

Preceded by

Hugh Percy

Bishop of Rochester
1827–1860

Succeeded by

Joseph Wigram

Preceded by

James Hook

Dean of Worcester
1828–1845

Succeeded by

John Peel

Bishops of Sodor and Man

Precursor titles

Bishops of Mann	Germanus Conindrius Romulus Machutus Conanus Contentus Baldus Malchus Torkinus Brendanus Roolwer William Hamond
Bishops of Mann and The Isles	Wimund Nicholas John (I) Gamaliel Reginald (I) Christian Michael Nicholas Reginald (II) Nicholas de Meaux John (II) Simon Laurence Richard Gilbert Mark Alan Gilbert Maclelan Bernard of Kilwinning Cormac Cormacii Thomas de Rossy William Russell

Bishops of Sodor and Man

Pre-Reformation

Post-Reformation

v t e Bishops of Rochester
Pre-Conquest	Justus Romanus Paulinus of York Ithamar Damianus Putta Cwichelm Gebmund Tobias Aldwulf Dunn Eardwulf Diora Waermund(I) Beornmod Tatnoth Badenoth Waermund(II) Cuthwulf Swithwulf Ceolmund Cyneferth Burgric Beorhtsige Ælfstan Godwine(I) Godwine(II) Siward
Conquest to Reformation	Arnost Gundulf Ralph d'Escures Ernulf John(I) John(II) Ascelin Walter Waleran Gilbert Glanvill Benedict of Sausetun Henry Sandford Richard Wendene Lawrence of St Martin Walter de Merton John Bradfield John Kirkby Thomas Ingoldsthorpe Thomas Wouldham Hamo Hethe John Sheppey William Whittlesey Thomas Trilleck Thomas Brinton William Bottlesham John Bottlesham Richard Young John Kemp John Langdon Thomas Brunce William Wells John Low Thomas Rotherham John Alcock John Russell Edmund Audley Thomas Savage Richard FitzJames John Fisher
Post-Reformation	John Hilsey Nicholas Heath Henry Holbeach Nicholas Ridley John Ponet John Scory Maurice Griffith Edmund Allen Edmund Gheast Edmund Freke John Piers John Young William Barlow Richard Neile John Buckeridge Walter Curle John Bowle John Warner Episcopacy abolished (Commonwealth) John Warner John Dolben Francis Turner Thomas Sprat Francis Atterbury Samuel Bradford Joseph Wilcocks Zachary Pearce John Thomas Samuel Horsley Thomas Dampier Walker King Hugh Percy George Murray Joseph Wigram Thomas Legh Claughton Anthony Thorold Randall Davidson Edward Talbot John Harmer Linton Smith Christopher Chavasse David Say Michael Turnbull Michael Nazir-Ali James Langstaff Jonathan Gibbs

v t e Deans of Worcester
Early modern	Henry Holbeach John Barlow Philip Hawford Seth Holland John Pedder Thomas Wilson Francis Willis Richard Edes James Montague Arthur Lake Joseph Hall William Juxon Roger Maynwaring Christopher Potter Richard Holdsworth John Oliver Thomas Warmestry William Thomas George Hickes William Talbot Francis Hare James Stillingfleet Edmund Marten John Waugh Sir Richard Wrottesley William Digby Robert Foley St Andrew St John
Late modern	Arthur Onslow John Jenkinson James Hook George Murray John Peel Grantham Yorke Alwyne Compton John Gott Robert Forrest William Moore Ede Arthur Davies William Beck Bobby Milburn Eric Kemp Tom Baker Bob Jeffery Peter Marshall Peter Atkinson Stephen Edwards

Deans of Worcester

Early modern