William Vans Murray

William Vans Murray
Portrait (1787), oil on canvas, of William Vans Murray (1760–1803), by Mather Brown (1761–1831)
6th United States Minister to the Netherlands
In office
June 20, 1797 – September 2, 1801
PresidentJohn Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Preceded byJohn Quincy Adams
Succeeded byWilliam Eustis
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland
In office
March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1797
Preceded byGeorge Gale
Succeeded byJohn Dennis
Constituency5th district (1791–93)
8th district (1793–97)
Personal details
Born(1760-02-09)February 9, 1760
Cambridge, Province of Maryland, British America
DiedDecember 11, 1803(1803-12-11) (aged 43)
Dorchester County, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyPro-Administration
RelativesClement Sulivane (nephew)
OccupationLawyer, attorney, diplomat

William Vans Murray (February 9, 1760 – December 11, 1803) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1788 to 1790, and in the United States House of Representatives from 1791 to 1797. He was the United States Ambassador to the Netherlands from 1797 to 1801.


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