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George Murray (Royal Navy officer, born 1741)
Vice Admiral George Murray (22 August 1741 – 17 October 1797) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. He was the third son of the Jacobite general Lord George Murray.
==Naval career==
Murray joined the Royal Navy in 1758 as a midshipman.〔(George Murray at Oxford Dictionary of National biography )〕 In 1765 he became commander of the sloop HMS Ferret.〔 Promoted Captain he commanded HMS ''Renown'', HMS ''Adventure'', HMS ''Levant'' and HMS ''Cleopatra''.〔 He commanded the ''Cleopatra'' at the Battle of Dogger Bank in 1781. From 1782 he commanded HMS ''Irresistible''.〔
He was elected Member of Parliament for Perth burghs in 1790 but gave up his seat in 1796.〔 Resuming his naval career he commanded HMS ''Defence'' from 1790.〔 He was appointed Commander-in-Chief at Chatham in 1792 and went on to command HMS ''Duke'' and then HMS ''Glory''.〔 He was made Commander-in-Chief, North American Station in 1794.〔 He almost completely cleared North American waters of French men-of-war and privateers.〔 He returned to England in 1796 and died the following year.〔
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