A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature/Murray, Lindley

Murray, Lindley (1745-1826). -- Grammarian, was b. in Pennsylvania, and practised as a lawyer. From 1785 he lived in England, near York, and was for his last 16 years confined to the house. His English Grammar (1795) was long a standard work, and his main claim to a place in literature. His other writings were chiefly religious.