Claim: In 1829, Sir James Murray (an Irish physician whose research never led to any discovery) used a "condensed solution of fluid magnesia" preparation of his own design to treat the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland of stomach pain; this was so successful that he was appointed resident physician to Anglesey and two subsequent Lords Lieutenant, and knighted.
Evidence: Sir James Murray (1788–1871) was an Irish physician, whose research into digestion led to his discovery of the stomach aid Milk of Magnesia in 1809.