John Owen Farquhar Murray
Anglican clergyman, and Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge
About John Owen Farquhar Murray
Lived 1858 – 1944 (aged 86). John Owen Farquhar Murray was a cleric and college head.
The Rev. John Owen Farquhar Murray (6 May 1858 – 29 November 1944) was an Anglican clergyman, and Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge from 1909 to 1928.
Biography Murray was a son of Surgeon-General John Murray. He married at St. Michael′s church, Cambridge, on 9 December 1902 to Frances Margaret Somerset, daughter of Rev. R. B. Somerset.
He was in 1902 Examining chaplain to the Bishop of Ely (Lord Alwyne Compton), and a dean of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
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Who was John Owen Farquhar Murray?
Anglican clergyman, and Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge (1858-1944)
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John Owen Farquhar Murray was born on 6 May 1858.
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John Owen Farquhar Murray died on 29 November 1944.
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John Owen Farquhar Murray was a cleric and college head.
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