Murchison

Most mornings, Richardson put in a call to Sam Rayburn before driving Murchison to the track.
The Death of the Texas Oilman|Bryan Burrough|February 4, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Rev. Abraham Murchison, a tall copper-hued negro, was pastor, and presided over the deliberations.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.
It is difficult for me to fix the exact locality, but I should judge it to be between Murchison and Newcastle ranges.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont|Louis de Rougemont
"I'm here, Captain Murchison," spoke up Colin, emerging from the companion hatch with a heavy pilot coat.
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries|Francis Rolt-Wheeler

There was food for five days on a slightly reduced ration and the depot on Mount Murchison was forty miles away.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
Mount Murchison was only dimly visible, but the weather was clear along the glacier-tongue.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson

British Dictionary definitions for Murchison

Murchison

/ (ˈmɜːtʃɪsən) /

noun

Sir Roderick Impey. 1792–1871, Scottish geologist: played a major role in establishing parts of the geological time scale, esp the Silurian, Permian, and Devonian periods

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