The Right Hon. Sir George Murray, GCB (February 6, 1772 – July 28, 1846) was a British soldier and politician, the second son of Sir William Murray, 5th Baronet. He was briefly in Canada from December 1814 to May 1815 where he was appointed provisional Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada and reviewed the defenses of Canada. Military Badge of the Order of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1772 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A Norwegian soldier (a Corporal, armed with an MP-5) A soldier is a person who has enlisted with, or has been conscripted into, the armed forces of a sovereign country and has undergone training and received equipment to defend that country or its interests. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg, Ontario Upper Canada is an early name for the land at the upstream end of the Saint Lawrence River in early North America – the territory south of Lake Nipissing and north of the St. ...

The Murray River in Australia and Murray House in Hong Kong are named in honour of him. He was Member of Parliament for Perthshire in Scotland, and the city of Perth, Western Australia is also (indirectly) named in his honour. A branch of the Murray in its middle reaches, near Howlong, New South Wales. ... Murray House (美利樓) was a Victorian-era building in Central District, Hong Kong. ... Perthshire is an traditional county in central Scotland, which extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe and a constituent nation of the United Kingdom. ... Perth is the state capital city of Western Australia, and is the most isolated capital city in the world. ...

Succession

Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere (1773-1865), British field-marshal and colonel of the 1st Life Guards, was the second son of Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton of Combermere Abbey, Cheshire, and was born on the 14th of November 1773, at Llewenny Hall in Denbighshire. ... The office of Commander-in-Chief, Ireland was the commander of British forces in Ireland before 1922. ... William Huskisson (March 11, 1770 - September 15, 1830), was a British statesman, financier, and Member of Parliament for Liverpool. ... The Secretary of State for War and the Colonies was a British cabinet level position responsible for the army and the British colonies (other than India). ... Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon (November 1, 1782 - January 28, 1859), Frederick John Robinson until 1827, The Viscount Goderich 1827-1833, and The Earl of Ripon 1833 onwards, was a British statesman and Prime Minister (when he was known as Lord Goderich). ... Sir James Kempt, GCB (c. ... The Master-General of the Ordnance (MGO) was an important British military position before 1855, when its duties were largely abolished. ... The Master-General of the Ordnance (MGO) was an important British military position before 1855, when its duties were largely abolished. ... Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (17 May 1768 - 29 April 1854) was a British military leader and politician, now chiefly remembered for leading the charge of the heavy cavalry against dErlons column during the Battle of Waterloo. ...

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See also

For the Duke of Atholl, see George Iaian Murray Born 19 June 1931 in London Died 27 February 1996 in Perth George Iain Murray, known as Wee Iain, attended both Eton College and Oxford University, before succeeding his third cousin to and becoming the 10th Duke of Atholl. ...