A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Murray, Jack Henry
MURRAY. (Commander, 1841.)
Jack Henry Murray, born 26 July, 1810, is eldest son of Hon. Granville Leveson Keith Murray, of the Madras Civil Service (fourth son of John, fourth Earl of Dunmore, successively Governor of New York and Virginia, and Captain-General of the Bahama Islands), by his second wife, the widow of John Thursley, Esq., also of the Civil Service at Madras. He is brother of Capt. Sam. Hood Murray, of the 67th Regt.; nephew of Capt. Hon. John Murray, who commanded the Franchise 36, and died 1 July, 1805; and first-cousin of Lieut. Augustus Chas. Murray, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy 7 May, 1824; passed his examination in 1830; acquired the rank of Lieutenant 14 June, 1833; and was afterwards appointed – 22 May, 1834, to the Tribune 24, Capt. Jas. Tomkinson, fitting for the Mediterranean, whence he returned to England and was paid off in the early part of 1838 – and, 28 Sept. in the latter year, as Senior, to the Rover 18, Capts. Thos. Matthew Chas. Symonds and Chas. Keele, with whom he served in North America and the West Indies until advanced to his present rank, 23 Nov. 1841. He has since been unemployed. Agents – Messrs. Stilwell.