Charles Wyndham Murray

Colonel Sir Charles Wyndham Murray, (22 February 1844 – 1 November 1928) was a British Army officer and politician. He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament MP for Bath from 1892 to 1906 and as Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod of the Order of the Bath from 1913 until his death.

Biography Early life and education Charles Wyndham Murray was born on 22 February 1844, the son of Rev Thomas Boyles Murray and Helen Douglas, and was educated at Highgate School from 1853 until 1856, when he went to Marlborough College. was promoted to a Knight Commander of the Order in 1917, and served as a Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod to the Order of the Bath (1913).

Marriage and children He married Emma Cecilia Walker in 1890. Lady Murray, as she was known, died in 1922. Their country seat was 'Culverlands' at Burghfield in Berkshire.

Death and afterward

Culverlands, the former residence of Col. Sir Charles Wyndham Murray, C.B., is an 18th-century house altered and enlarged in 1879. It is a plain plastered building with a balustraded parapet and slate roofs, situated in an elevated well-wooded park, the cedars being particularly fine. The araucarias were raised from seed brought from South America by the late Thomas Bland Garland and are probably the oldest in England grown by this method.

On his death Murray was buried in Brookwood Cemetery.

Awards and honours 1891: Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms 1902: Companion of the Order of the Bath 1917: Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath 1927: Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of St John Khedive's Star Order of Osminieh 4th class Order of the Rising Sun

His medals were sold at auction in February 2016 for £7,200 as was his badge of office as Scarlet Rod for £900.