George Sheppard Murray

Sir George Sheppard Murray (26 June 1851 – 27 October 1928) was a Scottish banker of the Mercantile Bank of India, London and China and businessman. He served as a member of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements from 1888 to 1906.

Early life Murray was born on 26 June 1851, the son of Alexander Murray of the Ceylon Civil Service.

Career Murray went out to British Malaya around 1880 and worked as manager in the Penang branch of the Mercantile Bank of India, London and China. He then moved to the Singapore branch where he eventually rose to managing director. During his 25 years of service at the bank he was credited for his valuable assistance to the Government of the Straits Settlements in connection with the issuing of bank notes, currency exchange, and other fiscal matters, and in connection with expropriation of the Tanjong Pagar Dock, for which he was knighted in 1906.

Murray was unofficial member of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements from 1888 to 1906. He also had business interests in cultivation being regarded as a pioneer in the rubber industry, and in the cultivation of ipecacuanha, in British Malaya, which it was reported eventually "brought a good reward".