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Index to Politicians

Murphy-mckenzie to Murrah

Murphy McKenzie, Vashti — of Brentwood, Prince George's County, Md. Democrat. Member, Rules Committee, Democratic National Convention, 2008. Still living as of 2008.

	Murr, David J. — of Indiana. Independence League candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1908. Burial location unknown.
	Murr, George F. — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900. Burial location unknown.
	Murr, Jack (b. 1914) — of Americus, Sumter County, Ga. Born in Ozark, Dale County, Ala., September 22, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia state house of representatives from Sumter County, 1949-56. Baptist. Still living as of 1956.   Relatives: Married, June 12, 1942, to Susie Virginia Hand.

	Murrah, Alfred Paul (1904-1975) — also known as Alfred P. Murrah — of Oklahoma. Born in Johnston County, Okla., October 27, 1904. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for Oklahoma, 1937-40; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1940-70. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons. Namesake of Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, destroyed by a bomb in April 1995. Died October 30, 1975 (age 71 years, 3 days). Burial location unknown.   See also NNDB dossier
	Murrah, Edward — of Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga. Mayor of Columbus, Ga., 1940-42. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Murrah, Pendleton (1824-1865) — of Texas. Born in 1824. Governor of Texas, 1863-65. Died, from consumption, in Monterrey, Nuevo León, August 4, 1865 (age about 41 years). Interment at Panteon Municipal Cemetery, Monterrey, Nuevo León.   See also National Governors Association biography

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