William H. Murfree

William H. Murfree
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1813  March 3, 1817
Preceded by Lemuel Sawyer
Succeeded by Lemuel Sawyer
Personal details
Born October 2, 1781
Hertford County, North Carolina
Died January 19, 1827 (aged 45)
Political party Democratic-Republican
Alma mater University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

William Hardy Murfree (October 2, 1781 – January 19, 1827) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina born in Hertford County, North Carolina on October 2, 1781.

He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1801 where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar practiced in Edenton, North Carolina.

He became a member of the North Carolina General Assembly in 1805 and 1812 and was elected as a Republican to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses where he served from March 4, 1813 to March 3, 1817. He served as Chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures in the Fourteenth Congress

In 1823, he moved from Murfreesboro, North Carolina, to his estate in Williamson County, Tennessee where he died on January 19, 1827. He was buried in Murfree Cemetery, northwest of Franklin, Tennessee.

His home at Murfreesboro, North Carolina, Melrose, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

Source

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.

See also

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Lemuel Sawyer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 1st congressional district

1813-1817
Succeeded by
Lemuel Sawyer