William Foxlowe
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Lieutenant-General William Murray (born Foxlowe;[a] baptised 29 October 1756 – 29 August 1818) was a British soldier.
Foxlowe was born in 1756 and baptised at Staveley Hall, Yorkshire, on 29 October 1756. He was the second son of Samuel Foxlowe (1715–1795) of Tideswell (later of Staveley),[2] and, his second wife, Mary Ridgeway (d. 1765).[1]
Career
Foxlowe received an appointment as ensign of the 62nd Regiment's Colonel's company on 29 March 1776. The appointment was made shortly before the regiment left Ireland so Foxlowe was unable to join the regiment, which continued until at least late February 1777 before his position in the Colonel's company was taken by another ensign, who was killed in the Battles of Saratoga in 1777. By 1779, Foxlowe received a promotion to as a Lieutenant in the 18th or Royal Irish Regiment. On 6 May 1782, he became Captain of an independent Company of Foot, which soon joined with Lord Strathaven's Corps.[1]