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Murray, U to Z

MURRAY (Soundex M600) — See also FURRAY, LORRAY, MACMURRAY, MAURY, MCELMURRAY, MCMURRAN, MCMURRAY, MOIRA, MORA, MORAY, MORRAH, MOURA, MURA, MURAI, MURR, MURRAH, MURREY, MURRY, ORRAY.

  Murray, Vernon O. — of Sussex County, Del. Republican. Candidate for Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 6th District, 1954. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, Victor — of Cook County, Ill. Candidate for Illinois state house of representatives 13th District, 1934. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, Virginia See Virginia Murray Bacon
  Murray, W. D. — of Roswell, Chaves County, N.M. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 1912. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, W. Frank — of Coldwater, Branch County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for mayor of Coldwater, Mich., 1933. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, W. H. C. — of Richmond, Va. Democrat. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1950. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, W. J. — of Alamance County, N.C. Member of North Carolina state senate 24th District, 1872. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, W. J. — of Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1916. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, W. R. — of Wabasha County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 15, 1876. Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Murray, Wallace Smith (1887-1965) — also known as Wallace Murray — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky., 1887. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Iran, 1945-46. Died in 1965 (age about 78 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Murray, Walter — of San Luis Obispo County, Calif. Member of California state assembly 2nd District, 1859-60. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, Walter F. — of Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Republican. Mayor of Dunkirk, N.Y., 1946-53. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, Webb W. — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, Wellwood — of Banning, Riverside County, Calif. Postmaster at Banning, Calif., 1881. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, Wendell P. — Candidate in Progressive primary for secretary of state of New York, 1916; Democratic candidate for New York state assembly from Fulton and Hamilton counties, 1918. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, Willard H., Jr. — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Compton, Los Angeles County, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968; member of California state assembly 52nd District, 1988-96. African ancestry. Still living as of 1996.
  Relatives: Father of Kevin Murray.
  Murray, William — of Kentucky. Kentucky state attorney general, 1792-93. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, William — of Limestone Springs (now Gaffney), Cherokee County, S.C. Democrat. Postmaster at Limestone Springs, S.C., 1836-38, 1839-41. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, William — of Lewisburg, Union County, Pa. Postmaster at Lewisburg, Pa., 1839-41, 1843-47. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, William (1803-1875) — of Goshen, Orange County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1803. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York, 1851-55 (9th District 1851-53, 10th District 1853-55). Died in 1875 (age about 72 years). Interment at St. James' Cemetery, Goshen, N.Y.
  Relatives: Brother of Ambrose Spencer Murray.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Murray, William — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1864. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, William — of Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1889. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, William — of Michigan. Republican. Candidate for Michigan state senate 20th District, 1950. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, William — of Ames, Story County, Iowa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1960. Still living as of 1960.
  Murray, William — of Essex County, N.J. Essex Conservative candidate for New Jersey state senate District 11, 1967. Still living as of 1967.
  Murray, William A. — of Onondaga County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for New York state senate 38th District, 1922; candidate for New York state assembly, 1927 (Onondaga County 3rd District), 1932 (Onondaga County 2nd District). Burial location unknown.
  Murray, William A. — of Grafton, Taylor County, W.Va. Mayor of Grafton, W.Va., 1965-66. Still living as of 1966.
  Murray, William B. — U.S. Vice Consul in Havana, as of 1926-32; Veracruz, as of 1938; Niagara Falls, as of 1940-43. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, William Daniel (1908-1994) — Born in Butte, Silver Bow County, Mont., November 20, 1908. U.S. District Judge for Montana, 1949-65; took senior status 1965. Died in Butte, Silver Bow County, Mont., October 3, 1994 (age 85 years, 317 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Murray, William E. — of Michigan. Republican. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 63rd District, 1974. Still living as of 1974.
  Murray, William Francis (1881-1918) — also known as William F. Murray — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 7, 1881. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1907-08; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council, 1910; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1911-14 (9th District 1911-13, 10th District 1913-14); resigned 1914; postmaster at Boston, Mass., 1914-18. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 21, 1918 (age 37 years, 14 days). Interment at Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Murray, William G. — of Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa. Democrat. Postmaster at Hollidaysburg, Pa., 1853-61. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, William H. — of Hornellsville (now Hornell), Steuben County, N.Y. Postmaster at Hornellsville, N.Y., 1897. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, William H. — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Democrat. Postmaster at Albany, N.Y., 1914-21. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, William H. — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Republican. Member of Maine state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1919-22. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, William H. (c.1883-1950) — of Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y. Born about 1883. Justice of New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1940-49. Died in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., 1950 (age about 67 years). Burial location unknown.
  Murray, William Hanson (1877-1950) — also known as William H. Murray — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Milan, Washtenaw County, Mich., February 14, 1877. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; Washtenaw County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1899; candidate for Michigan state senate 12th District, 1922; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1935. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., August 25, 1950 (age 73 years, 192 days). Interment at Bethlehem Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Murray and Catherine (McInnes) Murray; married, October 24, 1901, to Julia Johanna Allmendinger (second cousin of George Frank Allmendinger).
  Political family: Allmendinger family of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Murray, William Henry David (1869-1956) — also known as William H. Murray; "Alfalfa Bill"; "Cocklebur Bill"; "Bolivia Bill"; "The Sage of Tishomingo" — of Tishomingo, Johnston County, Okla. Born near Collinsville, Grayson County, Tex., November 21, 1869. Democrat. Candidate for Texas state senate, 1890; delegate to Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1906; member of Oklahoma state house of representatives, 1907-09; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912 (speaker), 1916; U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, 1913-17 (at-large 1913-15, 4th District 1915-17); defeated, 1940; Governor of Oklahoma, 1931-35; defeated in primary, 1918, 1938; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1932; candidate for U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1942. Member, Freemasons. Died October 15, 1956 (age 86 years, 329 days). Interment at Tishomingo Cemetery, Tishomingo, Okla.
  Relatives: Brother of George T. Murray; father of Johnston Murray.
  Political family: Murray family of Tishomingo, Oklahoma.
  Murray County, Okla. and Alfalfa County, Okla. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Murray, William J. — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Member of New York state senate 14th District, 1937-44. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, William J. — of Rockville Centre, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Democrat. Postmaster at Rockville Centre, N.Y., 1943-47. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, William L. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1956. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, William M. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1880. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, William O. — of Delaware. Republican. Candidate for Delaware state house of representatives 38th District, 1998. Still living as of 1998.
  Murray, William Patrick — also known as William P. Murray — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Republican. Candidate for New York state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1938, 1942; candidate for New York state senate 16th District, 1942. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, William Pitt (c.1825-1910) — also known as William P. Murray; Bill Murray — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, about 1825. Member of Minnesota territorial House of Representatives 2nd District, 1852-53, 1857; member Minnesota territorial council 2nd District, 1854-55; President of the Minnesota Territorial Council, 1855; delegate to Minnesota state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1857; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 1, 1863, 1868; member of Minnesota state senate, 1866-67, 1875-76 (1st District 1866-67, 23rd District 1875-76). Irish ancestry. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., June 20, 1910 (age about 85 years). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: William Pitt
  Murray County, Minn. is named for him.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Murray, William S. — of Norwich, New London County, Conn. First selectman of Norwich, Connecticut, 1926-27. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, William S. — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Republican. Candidate for New York state senate 36th District, 1930; New York Republican state chair, 1936-40; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, William Vans (1760-1803) — of Maryland. Born near Cambridge, Dorchester County, Md., February 9, 1760. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1788-90; U.S. Representative from Maryland, 1791-97 (at-large 1791-93, 7th District 1793-97); U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1797-1801. Episcopalian. Died near Cambridge, Dorchester County, Md., December 11, 1803 (age 43 years, 305 days). Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Cambridge, Md.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Murray, William W. — U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, 1877-82. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Amelia (Reid) Murray and Rev. James Wimberly Murray; nephew of John Lafayette Reid and Simpson Reid; first cousin of Harry Maurelle Reid and Charles Simpson Reid (1860-1915); first cousin once removed of Charles Simpson Reid (1897-1947).
  Political family: Reid family of Atlanta, Georgia.
  Murray, William W., Jr. — of East Hills, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Mayor of East Hills, N.Y., 1947-51. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Murray, Wlliam H. III — of West Chester, Chester County, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972. Still living as of 1972.


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