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Affiliation | Republican |
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Name | William Murray |
Address | Goshen, New York , United States |
Email | None |
Website | None |
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October 01, 1803
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Died | August 25, 1875
(71 years)
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Contributor | RBH |
Last Modifed | RBH Aug 18, 2015 12:29am |
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Info | MURRAY, William, (brother of Ambrose Spencer Murray), a Representative from New York; born near Middletown, Orange County, N.Y., October 1, 1803; attended the common schools; employed as a clerk in mercantile establishments in Middletown, N.Y., and later in New York City; subsequently engaged in mercantile pursuits; moved to Goshen, Orange County, N.Y., in 1841; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1855); engaged in agricultural pursuits; was instrumental in the organization of the Republican Party in 1856 and was afterward affiliated therewith; president of the Goshen Bank from 1857 until his death in Goshen, N.Y., August 25, 1875; interment in St. James’ Cemetery.
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