| Authorised form of name | Murray; Sir; George (1772 - 1846) |
| Dates | 1772 - 1846 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | The family seat, Ochtertyre, Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 06 February 1772 |
| Place of death | His residence, 5 Belgrave Square, London |
| Date of death | 28 July 1846 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
By his wife in Kensal Green cemetery, London |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Activity | Education:
Edinburgh University
Career:
Entered the Army (1789); Quarter Master General in the Peninsular War; Chief of Staff with the army in Paris (for 3 years); Lieutenant General of the Ordnance; Privy Councillor; Commander in Chief, Ireland; Secretary of State for the Colonies; MP for Perthshire (1824-1832; May 1834-1834); General (1841)
Honours:
KCB 1813
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 19/06/1823 |
| Relationships | Second son of Sir William Murray and his wife Lady Augusta Mackenzie; married Lady Louisa Erskine |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/26152072 |
| Royal Society code | NA2949 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| IM/003223 | Murray, Sir George | nd |
| MC/4/74 | Letter from Sir George Murray, Office of Ordnance, to the Marquis of Northampton, President of the Royal Society | 3 June 1845 |
| NLB/17/123 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Vernon Herbert Blackman, British Museum, Natural History, Cromwell Road, S.W. | 20 July 1898 |
| NLB/17/115 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to the Treasurer of the Linnean Society, Burlington House | 20 July 1898 |
| NLB/30/260 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to George Murray, Fellow of the Royal Society | 20 February 1905 |
| EC/1823/02 | Murray, Sir George: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/1/262 | Letter from John Augustus Lloyd, Admiralty Office, to Davies Gilbert | 10 December 1830 |
| MC/1/293 | Letter from Sir George Murray, 5 Belgrave Square, to [Dr. Peter Mark Roget and John George Children,] Secretaries of the Royal Society | 19 March 1831 |
| MC/1 | Volume 1 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1800-1831 |
| MC/4 | Volume 4 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1844-1850 |