Thomas Templeton Murray

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Thomas Templeton Murray (20 November 1891 – 28 July 1966) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

Biography

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	Party
1954–1957	31st	Stratford	National
1957–1960	32nd	Stratford	National
1960–1963	33rd	Stratford	National

Murray was born in Largs, Scotland, in 1891, and he received his education in his home country. He came to New Zealand in circa 1910. He fought in both World Wars; he served in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War I, and was awarded the M.C. and M.M., and was a colonel in the second war.^[1]

He represented the Stratford electorate from 1954, and he retired in 1963.^[2] David Spence Thomson succeeded him in Stratford.^[3]

Murray died on 28 July 1966.^[1]

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 Gustafson 1986, p. 335.
↑ Wilson 1985, p. 222.
↑ Wilson 1985, p. 240.

References

Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6. |accessdate= requires |url= (help)
Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103. |accessdate= requires |url= (help)

Persondata
Name	Murray, Thomas Templeton
Alternative names
Short description	New Zealand politician
Date of birth	1891
Place of birth
Date of death	1966
Place of death

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