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General James Murray FRS (20 January 1721 – 18 June 1794) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Quebec from 1760 to 1768 and governor of Minorca from 1778 to 1782. Born in Ballencrieff, East Lothian, Murray travelled to North America and took part in the French and Indian War.
Mar 28, 2024 · James Murray (born January 21, 1721/22, Ballencrieff, Lothian, Scotland—died June 18, 1794, near Battle, Sussex [now in East Sussex], England) was a British soldier who was military and civilian governor of Quebec in 1760–68. Murray joined the British army in 1739/40 and served in the West Indies and Europe.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dec 2, 2007 · James Murray, military officer, colonial administrator, first British governor of Québec (b at Ballencrieff, Scot 21 Jan 1721/22; d at Beauport House, near Battle, Eng 18 June 1794). Murray commanded a battalion in the siege of LOUISBOURG in 1758, and was one of James WOLFE's 3 brigadiers at Québec.
MURRAY, JAMES, army officer and colonial administrator; b. 21 Jan. 1721/22 at Ballencrieff (Lothian), the family seat in Scotland, fifth son and 14th child of Alexander Murray, 4th Baron Elibank, and Elizabeth Stirling; m. 17 Dec. 1748 Cordelia Collier, d. 26 June 1779; m. secondly on 14 March 1780 on Minorca, Anne Witham (Whitham), d. 2 Aug. 17...
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- Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 4
General James Murray FRS (20 January 1721 – 18 June 1794) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Quebec from 1760 to 1768 and governor of Minorca from 1778 to 1782. Born in Ballencrieff, East Lothian, Murray travelled to North America and took part in the French and Indian War.
Jan 23, 2024 · General James Murray FRS (20 January 1721 – 18 June 1794) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Quebec from 1760 to 1768 and governor of Minorca from 1778 to 1782. Born in Ballencrieff, East Lothian, Murray travelled to North America and took part in the French and Indian War.
