William Francis Murray
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- For the Ottawa lawyer with the same name, see Will Murray
William Francis Murray (September 7, 1881 - September 21, 1918) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Murray attended the public schools and the Boston Latin School. He was graduated from Harvard University in 1904 and from Harvard Law School in 1906. Practiced law in Boston. He served during the Spanish-American War as a corporal in the United States Volunteer Signal Corps. He served as member of Boston Common Council in 1904 and 1905. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1907 and 1908. He served as member of the Governor's council in 1910.
Murray was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congresses. And served from March 4, 1911, until September 28, 1914, when he resigned, having been appointed postmaster. Postmaster of Boston from October 1, 1914, until his death in that city on September 21, 1918. He was interred in Holyhood Cemetery, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
