Herbert Harley Murray
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Sir Herbert Harley Murray KCB
(4 November 1829 – 22 March 1904) was a Scottish colonial governor.
A member of Clan Murray
headed by the Duke of Atholl
, he was born in Bromley
, the son of the Right Reverend George Murray
, Bishop of Rochester
, by Lady Sarah Maria, daughter of Robert Hay-Drummond, 10th Earl of Kinnoull
. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford
and entered the civil service in 1852. He was chairman of England's Board of Customs and then acted as a relief commissioner for Newfoundland after the 1894 bank crash
. Murray was made Governor of Newfoundland in 1895 and knighted that same year.
Murray tried in vain to prevent the sale of the Newfoundland Railway
to Robert Gillespie Reid
by trying to stop the contract from getting royal assent. Murray was critical of Premier James Spearman Winter
's administration and was recalled in 1898.
Murray married Charlotte Letitia Caroline, daughter of Charles George James Arbuthnot
, in 1859. They had several children. She died in 1884. Murray remained a widower until his death in March 1904, aged 74.
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. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(4 November 1829 – 22 March 1904) was a Scottish colonial governor.
A member of Clan Murray
Clan Murray
Clan Murray is a Highland Scottish clan. The Murrays were a great and powerful clan whose lands and cadet houses were scattered throughout Scotland.- Origins of the Clan :...
headed by the Duke of Atholl
Duke of Atholl
Duke of Atholl, alternatively Duke of Athole, named after Atholl in Scotland, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland held by the head of Clan Murray...
, he was born in Bromley
Bromley
Bromley is a large suburban town in south east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Bromley. It was historically a market town, and prior to 1963 was in the county of Kent and formed the administrative centre of the Municipal Borough of Bromley...
, the son of the Right Reverend George Murray
George Murray (bishop of Rochester)
George Murray was a British churchman, Archdeacon of Man, Dean of Worcester, Bishop of Sodor and Man and Bishop of Rochester.-Background and education:...
, Bishop of Rochester
Bishop of Rochester
The Bishop of Rochester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the west of the county of Kent and is centred in the city of Rochester where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin...
, by Lady Sarah Maria, daughter of Robert Hay-Drummond, 10th Earl of Kinnoull
Robert Hay-Drummond, 10th Earl of Kinnoull
Robert Auriol Hay-Drummond, 10th Earl of Kinnoull was a peer of Scotland and Lord Lyon King of Arms. He was the son of the Most Reverend Robert Hay and Henrietta Auriol. On 19 April 1779, he married his first wife, Julia Eyre. On 8 June 1781, he married again, this time to Sarah Harley...
. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
and entered the civil service in 1852. He was chairman of England's Board of Customs and then acted as a relief commissioner for Newfoundland after the 1894 bank crash
Black Monday (1894)
The Bank Crash of 1894 called Black Monday was one of the turning points in Newfoundland's early history.The financial woes of the former British colony were worsened when two of the commercial banks of Newfoundland, the Union Bank of Newfoundland and the Commercial Bank of Newfoundland , both...
. Murray was made Governor of Newfoundland in 1895 and knighted that same year.
Murray tried in vain to prevent the sale of the Newfoundland Railway
Newfoundland Railway
The Newfoundland Railway was a railway which operated on the island of Newfoundland from 1898 to 1988. With a total track length of , it was the longest narrow gauge railway system in North America.-Early construction:...
to Robert Gillespie Reid
Robert Gillespie Reid
Sir Robert Gillespie Reid was a Scottish railway contractor most famous for building large railway bridges in Canada and the United States...
by trying to stop the contract from getting royal assent. Murray was critical of Premier James Spearman Winter
James Spearman Winter
Sir James Spearman Winter, KCMG was a Newfoundland politician and Premier. Winter served in the Conservative government of Sir William Whiteway as Solicitor-General from 1882 to 1885 when he resigned along with a number of other Protestants as a result of sectarian riots at Harbour Grace...
's administration and was recalled in 1898.
Murray married Charlotte Letitia Caroline, daughter of Charles George James Arbuthnot
Charles George James Arbuthnot
General Charles George James Arbuthnot, DL was a British general.Arbuthnot was born at sea aboard the frigate Juno and raised at Woodford, Northamptonshire. His father, Charles Arbuthnot, was a prominent Tory politician and confidant of the Duke of Wellington...
, in 1859. They had several children. She died in 1884. Murray remained a widower until his death in March 1904, aged 74.
See also
- Governors of Newfoundland
- List of people of Newfoundland and Labrador