Lindley Murray

Lindley Murray (22 April 1745 – 16 February 1826) was an American Quaker lawyer, writer and grammarian, best known for his English-language grammar books used in schools in England and the United States.

Murray practised law in New York. In 1783, he retired, and one year later, he left America for England. Settling at Holgate, near York, he devoted the rest of his life to literary pursuits. His first book was ''Power of Religion on the Mind'' (1787). In 1795, he issued his ''Grammar of the English Language''. This was followed, among other analogous works, by ''English Exercises'', and the ''English Reader''. These books passed through several editions, and the Grammar was the standard textbook for fifty years throughout England and America. Provided by Wikipedia