Lord George Murray
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1761 – 1803
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Who was Lord George Murray?
Lord George Murray 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.
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- Born
- Jan 30, 1761
- Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Died
- Jun 3, 1803
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on July 23, 2013
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