Alexander Murray b. 25 September 1803

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Watercolourist, farmer, politician and manufacturer. In 1845 he took an exhibition, 'South Australia As It Is', to Scotland.
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Name
Alexander Murray
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Factory proprietor
  • Manufacturer
  • Politician
  • Farmer
Birth date
25 September 1803
Birth place
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Death date
9 April 1880
Death place
Coromandel Valley, SA, Craiglee, Coromandel Valley, SA
Active Period
  • c.1842 - c.1845
Arrival
  • 25 February 1840 (SA, aboard the 'India'.)
Residence
  • Coromandel Valley, SA, Craiglee, Coromandel Valley, SA
  • South Australia
  • Scotland, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'

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Related stub people
  • Murray, Jane (spouse of)
  • Gill, Elizabeth (sibling of)
  • Wandsworth, W. B. (Mr) (associate of)
  • Wakefield, Edward Jerningham (associate of)
  • Gill, Samuel (Rev) (relative of)
  • Gill, Samuel Thomas (relative of)
Related stub person groups
  • Murray & Son, SA (associate of)
Related works
  • Port Adelaide in 1844 (creator of)
  • The First Toll Bar in S.A. - Entrance to Glen Osmond, 1842 (creator of)
  • First Bridge Erected in South Australia - the Road from the Port into Adelaide (creator of)
  • On the Torrens (creator of)
Related collections
  • Mortlock Library of South Australiana, State Library of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
Related events
  • South Australia As It Is (exhibited at)
  • South Australia As It Is (exhibited at)