Henry Murray (British politician) explained

Lord Henry Murray
Order:4th
Office:Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
Term Start:1804
Term End:1805
Successor:Cornelius Smelt
Birth Date:13 June 1767
Birthname:Henry Murray
Nationality:British
Spouse:Eliza Kent
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Branch: British Army
Rank:Colonel
Battles:Irish Rebellion of 1798

Lord Henry Murray (13 June 1767  - 3 December 1805) was a soldier and administrator who served as the fourth Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man.

Career

Born the fourth son of John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl,[1] Henry Murray was appointed Colonel of the newly formed Royal Manx Fencibles in September 1795.[2] The following year saw the regiment being deployed to Derry in anticipation of the Irish Rebellion of 1798[2] and in June 1798 he ordered the burning of Ballymoney in reprisal for the rebellion.[3] In February 1802 he went to Bath to recover from a bout of gout and later that year, following the Peace of Amiens, his regiment was disbanded at Whitehaven.[2] Murray acted from 1804 as Lieutenant Governor and Deputy to his brother, John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl, in his role as Governor of the Isle of Man.[4] Murray died in office only a year later in 1805:[4] there is a memorial to him at Old Kirk Braddan.[5]

Family

In 1786 he married Eliza Kent; they had one son and five daughters.[1] There is a memorial to his son, Lieutenant-Colonel The Hon. Richard Murray, Coldstream Guards (1787-1843), in Old Kirk Braddan.[6]

His daughter Amelia (Emily) Jane Murray married General Sir John Oswald.[7]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.thepeerage.com/p2223.htm The Peerage.com
  2. http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/iomnhas/lm4p162.htm Some notes on the Royal Manx Fencibles by A. W. Moore
  3. http://www.visitballymoney.com/the-uprising-in-north-antrim.aspx The Uprising in North Antrim
  4. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Isle_of_Man.htm World Statesmen
  5. http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/people/lords/atholls.htm The Athol Lords of Man
  6. http://www.gumbley.net/okb_pictures.htm Features of Old Kirk Braddan
  7. Web site: The Moth Fairy. Leicester Galleries. 30 October 2016. 17 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170217185436/http://www.leicestergalleries.com/19th-20th-century-paintings/d/the-moth-fairy/12291. dead.