Richard William Murray

Richard William Murray, Snr
Caricature of Murray
Born1819 (1819)
London, England
Died1908 (aged 8889)
OccupationNewspaper editor
Years active1856–1862
Employers
  • Cape Argus (1856–1862)
  • Great Eastern (1863–1866)
Notable workPen and Ink Sketches in Parliament (1864), Diamond Fields Keepsake (1873), The Milners, Or, The River Diggings: A Story of South African Life (1891), South African Reminiscences (1894).
SpouseLetitia Murray
Children3

Richard William Murray Sr. (1819 – 1908) was a journalist, editor, newspaper proprietor and politician of the Cape Colony.

He was a lifelong supporter of British imperial expansion, and used the name "Limner" in most of his writings.