Nicholas Murray (Presbyterian)

Nicholas Murray (December 25, 1802 – February 4, 1861) was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America.

Nicholas Murray
Born	(1802-12-25)December 25, 1802 Ballinasloe, Ireland
Died	February 4, 1861(1861-02-04) (aged 58) Elizabeth, New Jersey
Education	Williams College
Occupation	Clergyman, writer

Biography

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. Later in life, 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 on archaeology, which was an abiding interest. An occasional pseudonym was Kirwan. He died and was buried in Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1861.[1]

Select bibliography

• Letters to the Rt. Rev. J. Hughes, Roman Catholic Bishop of New York, by Kirwan. 2nd series, 1848
• Kirwan's letter to Dr. Cote, on Baptism, with Dr. Cote's reply, 1849
• the Decline of Popery and its causes. An address, etc,, New York, 1851
• Romanism at home, being letters to the Hon. Roger B. Taney, 1852
• American Principles on National Prosperity. A thanksgiving Sermon (on Ps. CXVIII.25), etc.', 1854
• Kirwan (i.e., N. Murray) on Bedini and Dr. Duff. An address, etc, 1854

References

1. Herringshaw, Thomas William, ed. (1914). Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography. IV. American Publishers Association. p. 270. Retrieved July 22, 2020 – via Google Books.
2. Perry, Arthur Latham (1904). "Williamstown and Williams College: A History".

• Galway Authors, Helen Mahar, 1976

External links

• Nicholas Murray at Find a Grave

Religious titles
Preceded by The Rev. Alexander T. McGill	Moderator of the 62nd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (Old School) 1850–1851	Succeeded by The Rev. Aaron W. Leland