Henry A. (Henry Anthony) Murray

Born on January 10, 1810, Henry Anthony Murray was the youngest son of George Murray, 5th Earl of Dunmore, and Lady Susan Hamilton. He entered the Royal Navy in 1823, passed his examination in 1829, and received his first commission in 1831.

Murray is best remembered in book history as the author of Lands of the Slave and the Free; Or, Cuba, the United States, and Canada, published in the 1850s. The book presents his observations on North American and Caribbean society, with particular attention to travel, politics, and slavery, giving modern readers a useful window into mid-19th-century attitudes and debates.

Contemporary biographical records identify him as Captain Henry Anthony Murray, R.N., and later sources describe him as a rear admiral. He died in 1865. I couldn’t confirm a reliable portrait image from the sources available here, so none is included.