Murray Street was named in honour of James Murray.
General James Murray was born in Scotland in 1721 – 22. He first joined the Scots Brigade in 1736 but then entered the British Army in 1739 – 1740 as a second lieutenant and a captain in 1741. In 1749 – 50 he purchased his Majority and a year later the Lieutenant-Colonelcy, of his regiment. In July 1762, he was promoted to Major-General. As a soldier, Murray saw active service in the West Indies, Cuba, Flanders and the Seven Years’ War in France. From 1758 to 1760, he was in North America. He served under James Wolfe at the siege of Louisbourg and the following year at the siege of Quebec and the Plains of Abraham.
He was appointed governor of the province of Quebec in 1763 and officially remained governor until 1768, though he had been recalled from Canada in 1766. He resumed his military career in 1774, but was later once again appointed governor of a British colony. He retired in 1783 as a General and passed away in 1794.
