George Murray | |
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Bishop of St David's | |
Church | Church in Wales |
See | Diocese of St David's |
In office | 20 December 1800 –3 June 1803 |
Predecessor | William Stuart |
Successor | Thomas Burgess |
Orders | |
Consecration | 11 February 1801 |
Personal details | |
Born | 30 January 1761 |
Died | 3 June 1803 | (aged 42)
Spouse |
Anne Charlotte Grant
(m. 1780) |
Lord George Murray (30 January 1761 – 3 June 1803) was an Anglican cleric best remembered for his work developing Britain's first optical telegraph, which began relaying messages from London to Deal in 1796, a few years after Claude Chappe's system began operation in France. He was Bishop of Saint David's from 1801 until his death.