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Black (WILLIAM MURRAY an American)

WILLIAM MURRAY, an American military engineer, born in Lan- Pa., in 1855. He was a graduate of Franklin and Marshall College and the West Point Military Academy. His professional life was spent chiefly in Government river and harbor work. He saw service in Havana and the Philip- BLACKBIRD pines. In 1913, he was made chief of the Engineer Corps, succeeding Brigadier-General, William H. Bixby.