James C. Murray

James Cunningham Murray (born May 16, 1917 in Chicago , Illinois , †  October 19, 1999 in Oak Lawn , Illinois) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1955 and 1957 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Murray attended Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago. After studying law at DePaul University there and being admitted to the bar in 1940, he began to work in this profession. During the Second World War , he served in the US Army between 1942 and 1945 . Between 1945 and 1951 he was the Assistant Attorney General of Illinois. He then worked for the Price Stability Authority until 1953. He served as assistant prosecutor in Cook County in 1953 and 1954 .

Politically, Murray was a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional elections of 1954 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Fred E. Busbey on January 3, 1955 . Since he was not confirmed in 1956, he could only complete one term in Congress until January 3, 1957 . This was determined by the events of the civil rights movement and the Cold War .

Between 1959 and 1967, James Murray was a member of the Chicago City Council, which he chaired from 1963. In 1969 he was a Cook County attorney. From 1970 to 1984 he was a district judge there, from 1986 to 1994 an appeal judge. He died on October 19, 1999 in Oak Lawn.

Web links

• James C. Murray in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James C. Murray in the database of Find a Grave (English)