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the interests of Japan, and made a collection for its museums. He was secretary of the regents of t!ie University of the State of New York, 1880-89; a lecturer on the history of education in Japan at Johns Hopkins university in 1897, and in 1889 took up his residence in New Brunswick, N.J. He received the degree of Ph.D. from the Uni- versity of the State of New York in 18G3; LL.D. from Rutgers college in 1873. and from Union college in 1874, and the decoration of the Rising Sun from the Japanese emperor in 1878. He is the author of: a. Manual of Laml-Siirveying (1869); Story of Japan (1894); Anti- rent Episode in New York (I89G); History of Education in Xeiv Jersey (1899). and various pamphlets. He edited Jqpa- iiese Education (1876); prepared and edited the Cetitennial History of Delaware County, N.Y., (1898).

MURRAY, EH Houston, governor of Utah, was born in Cl(>verpi)rt, Breckinridge courty, Ky., Feb. 10, 1843: son of Col. David R. and Ann Maria (Allen) Crittenden Murray, and grandson of Col. John and Jane (Logan) Allen. He was educated under private tutors, and in 1861 re- cruited a company for the 3d Kentucky cavalry under Col. S. Jackson, and was elected captain. He was promoted major in November, 1861, and colonel. Aug. 13, 1862, on the death of Colonel Jackson. He was attached to the Army of the Ten- nessee and served in Mundy's brigade, Kennett's division, Stanley's cavalry corps. At Stone's river, Dec. 31, 1862, his regiment prevented the Confederate cavalry cutting communications in the rear of the Federal army and destroying their supplies, and in November, 1863, he was sta- tioned at Caperton's Ferrj-. Tenn. In the Atlantic campaign he commanded the 3d brigade, Kil- patrick's 3d division, Elliott's cavalry corps, and in the battle of Resaca, May 13-16, 1864, when General Kilpatrick was detached on special ser- vice, commanded the division. He subsequently was with Gen. E. M. McCook's cavalry detach- ment in western Kentucky and in 1865 was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers. He was graduated at the Louisville Law school in 1866, and was U.S. marshal for Kentucky, 1869-67, He was married in 1876 to Evelyn Neale of Louisville. He was manager of the Louisville Commercial, 1876-80, and in 1880 was appointed by President Hayes governor of Utah Territory and served under reappointment of President Arthur, until IH^Ty, when he resigned. He laid the foundation for the abolishment of polygamy in Utah by reporting its many evils to congress. He made his home in Bowling Green, Ky., where he died, Nov. 18, 1896.

MURRAY, James Ormsbee, educator, wasbom inCam(ien,S.C.,Nov. 27, 1827; son of James Syng and Aurelia Powell (Pearce) Murray; grandson

of John and Elizabeth (Syng) Murray, and great grandson of Philip Syng, a friend of Benjamin Franklin. His father removed to Springfield, Ohio, in 1836, where he was prepared for college, and he matriculated at Brown university in 1844. He was absent two years on account of ill health, and was graduated valedictorian in ISoO. He was an instructor in Greek at Brown university, 1851-52; was graduated from Andover theological seminary in 1854. and was pastor of the Congre- gational church at South Danvers, Mass., 1854-61. He was married, Sept. 22, 1856, to Julia Richards Houghton of Boston. He was pastor at Cam- bridgeport, Mass., 1861-65; associate pastor of the Presbyterian " Brick church ", New York city, 1865-73, and pastor, 1873-75. He was Holmes professor of belles lettres and English language at Princeton university, 1875-99, and was dean of the faculty, 1886-99. He was a trustee of Princeton theological seminary, 1867- 99; a director of the seminary, 1874-99; vice- president of the board of trustees, 1889-99. He

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was also a trustee of Union theological seminary, 1869-82. The honorary degree of D.D. was con- ferred on him by the College of New Jersey in 1867, that of A.M. in 1896, and that of LL.D. by Brown university in 1886. The Murray chair of English at Princeton was named in his honor. He compiled and edited The Sacrifice of Praise (1869); and edited J, Lewis Diman's Orations and Essays (1881). He is the author of: George Ide Chace, a Memorial (1886); William Oam- mell, LL.D., a Biographical Sketch with Selec- tions from his ivritings (ISQO); Francis Wayland (1891); Selections from the Poetical Wo7-ksof Wil- liam Coicper (1898). His lectures and addresses include: The Debt of Civilization to Literature (1883); The Study of English Literature (1886); Skepticism in Literature (1893), and Religious Belief in Literature (1895); the last two. Stone lectures delivered at Princeton theological semi- nary. He died at Princeton, N.J., March 27, 1899. MURRAY, John, clergyman, was born in Alton, Hampshire, England, Dec. 10, 1741. He removed to Cork, Ii'eland, 1752, and attended .school there.