Name

Bishop Murray

Biography

Bishop of Sodor and Man who in 1825 declared that 'the Manx language is now no longer necessary.' A statement of administrative convenience dressed as linguistic fact. Murray was not Wilson. He was an appointee of a system that answered to Canterbury and London, and the system did not see why Manx mattered. The language was still spoken in every parish. But the bishop who said it was unnecessary was the bishop the Crown's patronage system had produced.

Active Period

fl. 1814–1828

Place

Isle of Man

Period

Crown Administration

Role / Office

Bishop of Sodor and Man

Book Chapter

Chapter 17