James Ramsey Murray
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| Born | 7 March 1841  Ballardvale |
| Died | 10 March 1905 (aged 64) Cincinnati |
James Ramsey Murray (1841–1905) was an American composer and author including of songbooks.[1] His work includes hymns and Christmas music and was published by Root & Cady[2] as well as S. Brainard Sons. His work includes a popular arrangement of "Away in a Manger".[3] He helped write "Daisy Deane" in an American Civil War camp.[4]
Murray helped produce the singing lesson book The Pacific Glee Book with Frederic Woodman Root. A portrait of him by Jacob Henry Hall is in the Library of Congress.[5]
Murray was born to a Scottish family.[6]
Murray died on 10 March 1905 in Cincinnati of Addison's disease and he was buried at Spring Grove Cemetery[7]
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