Freeman Murray
Freeman Murray | |
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| Born | 16 November 1804[1] Valenciennes, France[3] |
| Died | 14 April 1885 (aged 80)[2] Florence, Italy[2] |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Chatham District Eastern District |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
General Freeman Murray CB (16 November 1804 – 14 April 1885) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding Eastern District.[2]
Murray was born in France, the son of General John Murray and his second wife, Canadian Maria Pascoe.
Military career
[edit]Murray was commissioned as an ensign in the 64th Regiment of Foot on 5 March 1825.[4] After commanding the 72nd Regiment of Foot, he served as Governor of Bermuda from 1854 to 1859 and again from 1860 to 1861.[5]
He went on to be General Officer Commanding, Chatham District in January 1867 and General Officer Commanding Eastern District in April 1870.[6]
Murray was also Colonel of the 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot from 1873 to 1875,[7] the 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot from 1875 to 1876[8] and the Second Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps from 1876 to 1895.[9]
In 1832, he married Catherine Elizabeth Dundas, daughter of Hon. Charles Lawrence Dundas and granddaughter of Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813–1917
- ^ a b c "Obituary". The Times. 18 April 1885. p. 10.
- ^ UK, Officer Service Records, 1764–1932
- ^ "No. 18114". The London Gazette. 24 February 1825. p. 370.
- ^ "Governors of Bermuda". Government of Bermuda. Retrieved 21 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "57th (the West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 1 December 2006. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 24 May 2006. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "King's Royal Rifle Corps". British Empire. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ Lodge, Edmund (1856). The Peerage of the British Empire. p. 591.