Murray was born in Inverness, Scotland, and attended Inverness High School. He came to Australia as a teenager, and in March 1915 enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force. Murray had reached the rank of lieutenant by the war's end, and in June 1918 was wounded in action while fighting in France. After being discharged from the army, he worked at various timbermills in Western Australia's South West, including as a millhand, clerk, and foreman. Murray re-enlisted in the army in 1940, but was able to remain in Western Australia, working as a training officer and in logistics.[1] He entered politics at the 1947 state election, winning the seat of Bunbury from the Labor Party. However, his time in the Legislative Assembly was short-lived, with Labor's Frank Guthrie reclaiming the seat for his party at the 1950 election.[2] Murray re-entered parliament at a 1951 by-election for South-West Province, having worked as a sawmill manager in the meantime. The by-election had been caused by the death of the sitting member, William Mann. Murray remained in parliament until retiring at the 1965 state election. He died in Perth in January 1974, aged 78.[1]
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^ abJames Murray – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
^Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN0730984095.
james, murray, australian, politician, 19th, century, south, wales, james, fitzgerald, murray, james, murray, april, 1895, january, 1974, australian, politician, served, both, houses, parliament, western, australia, member, legislative, assembly, from, 1947, 1. For the 19th century New South Wales MP see James Fitzgerald Murray James Murray 9 April 1895 19 January 1974 was an Australian politician who served in both houses of the Parliament of Western Australia as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1947 to 1950 and as a member of the Legislative Council from 1951 to 1965 He represented the Liberal Party The HonourableJames MurrayMember of the Legislative Assemblyof Western AustraliaIn office 15 March 1947 25 March 1950Preceded byFrederick WithersSucceeded byFrank GuthrieConstituencyBunburyMember of the Legislative Councilof Western AustraliaIn office 2 June 1951 21 May 1965Preceded byWilliam MannSucceeded byVic FerryConstituencySouth West ProvincePersonal detailsBorn 1895 04 09 9 April 1895Inverness ScotlandDied19 January 1974 1974 01 19 aged 78 Nedlands Western Australia AustraliaPolitical partyLiberal Murray was born in Inverness Scotland and attended Inverness High School He came to Australia as a teenager and in March 1915 enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force Murray had reached the rank of lieutenant by the war s end and in June 1918 was wounded in action while fighting in France After being discharged from the army he worked at various timbermills in Western Australia s South West including as a millhand clerk and foreman Murray re enlisted in the army in 1940 but was able to remain in Western Australia working as a training officer and in logistics 1 He entered politics at the 1947 state election winning the seat of Bunbury from the Labor Party However his time in the Legislative Assembly was short lived with Labor s Frank Guthrie reclaiming the seat for his party at the 1950 election 2 Murray re entered parliament at a 1951 by election for South West Province having worked as a sawmill manager in the meantime The by election had been caused by the death of the sitting member William Mann Murray remained in parliament until retiring at the 1965 state election He died in Perth in January 1974 aged 78 1 References edit a b James Murray Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia Retrieved 22 May 2016 Black David Prescott Valerie 1997 Election statistics Legislative Assembly of Western Australia 1890 1996 Perth W A Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission ISBN 0730984095 Parliament of Western Australia Preceded byFrederick Withers Member for Bunbury1947 1950 Succeeded byFrank Guthrie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Murray Australian politician amp oldid 1093102195, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
