William Murray (Canadian politician)
| William Murray | |
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| Source: Library and Archives Canada. | |
| Member of Parliament for Renfrew North | |
| In office 1874–1875 | |
| Preceded by | Peter White |
| Succeeded by | Peter White |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 17, 1839 Goulbourn Township, Ontario |
| Died | July 15, 1898 |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Pembroke |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
William Murray (June 17, 1839 – July 15, 1898) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Renfrew North in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1874 to 1875.[1]
He was born in Goulbourn Township in 1839,[1] the son of James Murray, an Irish immigrant,[2] and Elizabeth Burrows, and was educated in Goulbourn Township.[3] He entered business with his older brother Thomas in Pembroke.[2] In 1864, he married Margaret Mary Foran.[3] He was declared elected in 1874 after Peter White's election was appealed. In 1876, Murray was unseated and White won the subsequent by-election.[1] In 1884, Thomas and William registered a claim on a nickel deposit near Sudbury which later became the Murray Mine, the first nickel mine established in the area.[4] He died in Pembroke at the age of 59.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 William Murray (Canadian politician) – Parliament of Canada biography
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rose, George McLean (1886). A Cyclopæedia of Canadian biography being chiefly men of the time ... pp. 761–2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ↑ Nickel:Canadian Tributes