James Murray was a brigadier general
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James Murray was a British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for his role in the Seven Years' War and as the first British governor of Quebec.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Murray was a brigadier general canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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colonial administrator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Army ⓘ |
| appointed | first British governor of Quebec ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1721-01-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Ballencrieff, East Lothian, Scotland ⓘ |
| conflict |
Seven Years' War
ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1794-06-18 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Battle, East Sussex
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surface form:
Battle, East Sussex, England
|
| endTime |
as Governor of Minorca, 1782
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as Governor of Quebec, 1766 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Murray ⓘ |
| father |
Patrick Murray, 5th Lord Elibank
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surface form:
Alexander Murray, 4th Lord Elibank
|
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Lieutenant-General ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administration of Quebec after the Seven Years' War
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defence of Quebec against French forces in 1760 ⓘ lenient policies toward French Canadians ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
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lieutenant general ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm |
George III of the United Kingdom
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surface form:
George III
|
| mother | Elizabeth Stirling ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | son of Alexander Murray, 4th Lord Elibank ⓘ |
| notableWork | governor of Quebec ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
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surface form:
Battle of Louisbourg (1758)
Battle of Sainte-Foy ⓘ Battle of Quebec (1759) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Plains of Abraham
|
| positionHeld |
Governor of Minorca
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Governor of Quebec ⓘ |
| predecessor | French colonial administration in Quebec ⓘ |
| promotedToBrigadierGeneral | 1758 ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| residence |
Battle, East Sussex
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Minorca ⓘ Quebec City ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | infantry ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1736 ⓘ |
| spouse | Cordelia Collier ⓘ |
| startTime |
as Governor of Minorca, 1774
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as Governor of Quebec, 1760 ⓘ |
| successor | Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester ⓘ |
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