Author:George Herbert Murray

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Sir George Herbert Murray (1849–1936)

sister projects: Wikipedia article. British civil servant. entered the Foreign Office in 1873 and transferred to HM Treasury in 1880. From 1892 to 1894 he was private secretary to Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone, First Lord of the Treasury, and remained private secretary to his successor, Lord Rosebery, until 1895. In 1897, Murray was appointed chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue. In 1899 he became secretary to the General Post Office and in 1903 returned to the Treasury as Joint Permanent Secretary, in charge of administrative matters. In October 1907, Murray became sole permanent secretary until 1911. This author wrote articles for the Dictionary of National Biography, and the list on this page is complete to 1901. Articles written by this author are designated in the DNB by the initials "G. H. M." and also to the 10th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica

Works

• “Tooke, Thomas,” in Dictionary of National Biography, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., (1885-1900) in 63 vols.

Work about Murray

• “K.C.B.: George Herbert Murray” in The Times (1899)
• “Investiture of K.C.B.” in The Times (1899)
• “G.C.B.: George Herbert Murray” in The Times (1908)
• “Privy Councillor: George Herbert Murray” in The Times (1910)
• “G.C.V.O.: George Herbert Murray” in The Times (1920)
• “Chairman of Board of Inland Revenue” in The Times (1897)
• “Royal Commission on Local Taxation” in The Times (1897)
• “Retirement Of Sir George Murray” in The Times (1911)
• “New Railway Director” in The Times (1912)

Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were published before January 1, 1923. The author died in 1936, so works by this author are also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 75 years or less. Works by this author may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.