John Murray (congressman)
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John Murray (1768 - March 7, 1834) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
John Murray (cousin of Thomas Murray, Jr.) was born near Potts Grove, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1807 to 1810. Murray was elected as a Republican to the Fifteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of David Scott. He was reelected to the Sixteenth Congress. He died in East Chillisquaque Township, Pennsylvania. Interment in Chillisquaque Cemetery, near Potts Grove.
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- John Murray (congressman) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- The Political Graveyard
Preceded by David Scott William Wilson |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district 1817 - 1821 1817-1819 alongside:William Wilson |
Succeeded by George Denison William Cox Ellis |