George Murray (bishop of Rochester)
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George Murray was a British churchman, Archdeacon of Man, Dean of Worcester
, Bishop of Sodor and Man
and Bishop of Rochester
.
, he was born at Farnham
, the second son of the Right Reverend Lord George Murray
, second son of John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl
. His mother was Anne Charlotte, daughter of Lieutenant-General Francis Grant. He matriculated from Christ Church, Oxford
, on 22 December 1801, graduating B.A. in 1806, M.A. in 1810, and D.D. by diploma on 13 March 1814.
by his cousin the Duke of Atholl
, and consecrated on 6 March 1814. On 24 November 1827 he was elected bishop of Rochester, receiving back the temporalities on 14 December 1827, and on 19 March 1828 was nominated Dean of Worcester
, being succeeded in 1845 by John Peel.
While commending the character of the leaders of the Oxford movement
, Murray attacked some of the Tracts for the Times
, especially Nos. 81 and 90
, in his episcopal charge of October 1843. Several of his sermons and charges were published.
, by whom he had five sons and six daughters, including Sir Herbert Harley Murray
and Reverend George Edward Murray, ancestor of the present Duke of Atholl
. He died, after a protracted illness, at his town residence in Chester Square
, London, on 16 February 1860, aged 76, and was buried in the family vault at Kensal Green
.
Dean of Worcester
The Dean of Worcester is the head of the Chapter of Worcester Cathedral in Worcester, England. The most current Dean is the Very Rev Peter Gordon Atkinson who lives at The Deanery, College Green, Worcester.-List of Deans:...
, Bishop of Sodor and Man
Bishop of Sodor and Man
The Bishop of Sodor and Man is the Ordinary of the Diocese of Sodor and Man in the Province of York in the Church of England. The diocese covers the Isle of Man. The see is in the town of Peel where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of St German, elevated to cathedral status on 1...
and Bishop of Rochester
Bishop of Rochester
The Bishop of Rochester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the west of the county of Kent and is centred in the city of Rochester where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin...
.
Background and education
A member of Clan MurrayClan Murray
Clan Murray is a Highland Scottish clan. The Murrays were a great and powerful clan whose lands and cadet houses were scattered throughout Scotland.- Origins of the Clan :...
, he was born at Farnham
Farnham
Farnham is a town in Surrey, England, within the Borough of Waverley. The town is situated some 42 miles southwest of London in the extreme west of Surrey, adjacent to the border with Hampshire...
, the second son of the Right Reverend Lord George Murray
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...
, second son of John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl
John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl
John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl KT, PC , known as John Murray until 1764, was a Scottish peer and Tory politician.-Background:...
. His mother was Anne Charlotte, daughter of Lieutenant-General Francis Grant. He matriculated from Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
, on 22 December 1801, graduating B.A. in 1806, M.A. in 1810, and D.D. by diploma on 13 March 1814.
Career
On 29 September 1808 he was installed, like his father, archdeacon of Man; on 22 May 1813 he was nominated Bishop of Sodor and ManBishop of Sodor and Man
The Bishop of Sodor and Man is the Ordinary of the Diocese of Sodor and Man in the Province of York in the Church of England. The diocese covers the Isle of Man. The see is in the town of Peel where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of St German, elevated to cathedral status on 1...
by his cousin the Duke of Atholl
Duke of Atholl
Duke of Atholl, alternatively Duke of Athole, named after Atholl in Scotland, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland held by the head of Clan Murray...
, and consecrated on 6 March 1814. On 24 November 1827 he was elected bishop of Rochester, receiving back the temporalities on 14 December 1827, and on 19 March 1828 was nominated Dean of Worcester
Dean of Worcester
The Dean of Worcester is the head of the Chapter of Worcester Cathedral in Worcester, England. The most current Dean is the Very Rev Peter Gordon Atkinson who lives at The Deanery, College Green, Worcester.-List of Deans:...
, being succeeded in 1845 by John Peel.
While commending the character of the leaders of the Oxford movement
Oxford Movement
The Oxford Movement was a movement of High Church Anglicans, eventually developing into Anglo-Catholicism. The movement, whose members were often associated with the University of Oxford, argued for the reinstatement of lost Christian traditions of faith and their inclusion into Anglican liturgy...
, Murray attacked some of the Tracts for the Times
Tracts for the Times
The Tracts for the Times were a series of 90 theological publications, varying in length from a few pages to book-length, produced by members of the English Oxford Movement, an Anglo-Catholic revival group, from 1833 to 1841...
, especially Nos. 81 and 90
Tract 90
Remarks on Certain Passages in the Thirty-Nine Articles, better known as Tract 90, was a theological pamphlet written by the English theologian and churchman John Henry Newman and published in 1841...
, in his episcopal charge of October 1843. Several of his sermons and charges were published.
Family
Murray married, on 5 May 1811, Lady Sarah Hay-Drummond, second daughter of Robert Hay-Drummond, 10th Earl of KinnoullRobert Hay-Drummond, 10th Earl of Kinnoull
Robert Auriol Hay-Drummond, 10th Earl of Kinnoull was a peer of Scotland and Lord Lyon King of Arms. He was the son of the Most Reverend Robert Hay and Henrietta Auriol. On 19 April 1779, he married his first wife, Julia Eyre. On 8 June 1781, he married again, this time to Sarah Harley...
, by whom he had five sons and six daughters, including Sir Herbert Harley Murray
Herbert Harley Murray
Sir Herbert Harley Murray KCB was a Scottish colonial governor.A member of Clan Murray headed by the Duke of Atholl, he was born in Bromley, the son of the Right Reverend George Murray, Bishop of Rochester, by Lady Sarah Maria, daughter of Robert Hay-Drummond, 10th Earl of Kinnoull...
and Reverend George Edward Murray, ancestor of the present Duke of Atholl
John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl
John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl , known as John Murray until 1996, is a British peer.Murray was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the only child of Major George Murray , who was killed on active service in the Second World War, and Joan , daughter of William Edward Eastwood, of South Africa...
. He died, after a protracted illness, at his town residence in Chester Square
Chester Square
Chester Square is a small, residential garden square located in London's Belgravia district. Along with its sister squares Belgrave Square and Eaton Square, it is one of the three garden squares built by the Grosvenor family when they developed the main part of Belgravia in the 19th century.Chester...
, London, on 16 February 1860, aged 76, and was buried in the family vault at Kensal Green
Kensal Green
Kensal Green, also referred to as Kensal Rise is an area of London, England. It is located on the southern edge of the London Borough of Brent and borders the City of Westminster to the East and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to the South....
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