George Murray

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George Murray was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served in several high-ranking imperial posts in the early 19th century.

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instanceOf British Army officer
colonial administrator
human
conflict Napoleonic Wars
Peninsular War
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
educatedAt Old Royal High School
surface form: Royal High School, Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh
employer UK government
surface form: British government
familyName Murray
fieldOfWork colonial administration
military administration
politics
givenName George
hasHonor Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Privy Counsellor (United Kingdom)
surface form: Privy Counsellor of the United Kingdom
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
surface form: Tory Party
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank General
notableFor holding high-ranking imperial posts in the early 19th century
notableWork service as Quartermaster-General under the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular War
occupation colonial administrator
politician
soldier
partOf British Empire military leadership
British imperial administration
positionHeld Governor of Fort George and Fort Augustus
Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance
Member of Parliament
Quartermaster-General to the Forces
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
residence United Kingdom
servedUnder Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
timePeriod early 19th century

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Murray notableBearer George Murray