Nicholas Murray (Presbyterian)
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BornDecember 25, 1802
Ballinasloe, Ireland
DiedFebruary 4, 1861 (aged 58)
Elizabeth, New Jersey
EducationWilliams College
OccupationsClergyman, writer
Nicholas Murray | |
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| Born | December 25, 1802 Ballinasloe, Ireland |
| Died | February 4, 1861 (aged 58) Elizabeth, New Jersey |
| Education | Williams College |
| Occupations | Clergyman, writer |
Nicholas Murray (December 25, 1802 – February 4, 1861) was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America.
Murray was born in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland, on December 25, 1802.[1] In 1818, he emigrated to the United States, becoming an apprentice printer with Harper Brothers. He graduated from Williams College in 1826,[2] he was ordained a minister, and became Moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly of America.
Murray wrote extensively of his travels and archaeology, which was an abiding interest. An occasional pseudonym was Kirwan. He died and was buried in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in 1861.[1]
