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Oswyn Alexander Ruthven Murray was born on 17 August, 1873, the fourth son of the lexicographer Sir James Murray. He was elected a scholar of Exeter College, Oxford in 1891, and obtained three firsts in Mods., ''Lit. Hum.'', and Jurisprudence, winning the Vinerian law scholarship. | |||
On 1 February, 1897, he was appointed as a Class I Clerk in Civil Branch at the [[Admiralty]], and on 1 May, 1898, became a Resident Clerk. He was appointed Assistant Private Secretary to the [[First Lord of the Admiralty]], [[George Joachim Goschen, First Viscount Goschen|George J. Goschen]]. Following Goschen's retirement Murray became Assistant Private Secretary to the new First Lord, the [[William Waldegrave Palmer, Second Earl of Selborne|Earl of Selborne]]. On 1 November, 1901, he was appointed Private Secretary to the [[Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Board of Admiralty|Parliamentary and Financial Secretary]], [[Hugh Oakeley Arnold-Forster|Hugh O. Arnold-Forster]].<ref name="GEE/13">"Sir O.A.R. Murray, G.C.B. - Statement of Service." National Maritime Museum. GEE/13.</ref> | |||
Murray was promoted to Assistant Principal on 24 August, 1903, and in October became Private Secretary to Arnold-Forster's successor, [[Ernest George Pretyman|Ernest G. Pretyman]]. On 1 April, 1904, he was appointed to M. Branch, and on 1 October became Assistant Director of Victualling to Sir Henry Yorke. He succeeded Yorke on 2 December, 1905 as Director.<ref name="GEE/13"/> | |||
He succeeded [[William Graham Greene|Sir W. Graham Greene]] as Assistant Secretary to the Board of Admiralty on 2 October, 1911. On 7 August, 1917 he was appointed to succeed Greene as [[Permanent Secretary to the Board of Admiralty|Permanent Secretary]], and remained in post until his death on 10 July, 1936.<ref name="GEE/13"/> | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 02:45, 7 November 2012
SIR Osywn Alexander Ruthven Murray, G.C.B. (17 August, 1873 – 10 July, 1936) was a civil servant who became Permanent Secretary to the Board of Admiralty and head of the Admiralty Secretariat.
Early Life & Career
Oswyn Alexander Ruthven Murray was born on 17 August, 1873, the fourth son of the lexicographer Sir James Murray. He was elected a scholar of Exeter College, Oxford in 1891, and obtained three firsts in Mods., Lit. Hum., and Jurisprudence, winning the Vinerian law scholarship.
On 1 February, 1897, he was appointed as a Class I Clerk in Civil Branch at the Admiralty, and on 1 May, 1898, became a Resident Clerk. He was appointed Assistant Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty, George J. Goschen. Following Goschen's retirement Murray became Assistant Private Secretary to the new First Lord, the Earl of Selborne. On 1 November, 1901, he was appointed Private Secretary to the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary, Hugh O. Arnold-Forster.[1]
Murray was promoted to Assistant Principal on 24 August, 1903, and in October became Private Secretary to Arnold-Forster's successor, Ernest G. Pretyman. On 1 April, 1904, he was appointed to M. Branch, and on 1 October became Assistant Director of Victualling to Sir Henry Yorke. He succeeded Yorke on 2 December, 1905 as Director.[1]
He succeeded Sir W. Graham Greene as Assistant Secretary to the Board of Admiralty on 2 October, 1911. On 7 August, 1917 he was appointed to succeed Greene as Permanent Secretary, and remained in post until his death on 10 July, 1936.[1]
Footnotes
Bibliography
- "Sir Oswyn Murray" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 11 July, 1936. Issue 47424, col B, pg. 16.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Sir W. Graham Greene |
Permanent Secretary to the Board of Admiralty 1917 – 1936 |
Succeeded by Sir R. H. Archibald Carter |
