Richard William Murray
Richard William Murray, Snr | |
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Caricature of Murray | |
| Born | 1819 London, England |
| Died | 1908 (aged 88–89) |
| Occupation | Newspaper editor |
| Years active | 1856–1862 |
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| Notable work | Pen 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). |
| Spouse | Letitia Murray |
| Children | 3 |
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.