James M. Murray

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James Marshall Murray Sr. (born April 9, 1889 in St. Marys , Auglaize County , Ohio , United States , † January 16, 1946 in Tucson , Pima County , Arizona , United States) was an American businessman and politician . In 1939 and 1940 he was lieutenant governor of the state of New Mexico .

Career

James Murray lived in Hobbs , Lea County . With his wife Edna he had at least five children together: Jane Elizabeth, James (1912-1991), Martha, Tom and Richard. In 1933 he founded the Me-Tex Supply Company with his son James .

He belonged to the Democratic Party . In 1939 and 1940, under Governor John E. Miles, he was Vice-Governor and Chairman of the State Senate . He attended the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in July 1940 . After that his track is lost.

literature

  • New York (State). Department of State: Manual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of New York for the Year. New York State Dept. of State, Albany, NY, 1940, p. 398.
  • Tucson Daily Citizen. Citizen Print. and pub. Co., Tucson, Ariz., Jan 16, 1946, p. 1.
  • New Mexico. Secretary of State: The New Mexico Blue Book Or State Official Register. Secretary of State, Santa Fe, NM, 1949, pp. 61, 65.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c 1940 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com
  2. ↑ James Murray Junior on the Find A Grave website
  3. ^ History of Me-Tex Oil and Gas
  4. ↑ Murray in the List of Governors and Lieutenant Governors of New Mexico
  5. ↑ Don Bullis: New Mexico & Politicians of the Past ( Memento of the original from May 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , LPD Press & Rio Grande Books, nmsantos.com  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / nmsantos.com
  6. ↑ James M. Murray Sr. on The Political Graveyard website
personal data
SURNAME Murray, James M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Murray, James Marshall (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American entrepreneur and politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 9, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Marys , Auglaize County , Ohio , United States
DATE OF DEATH January 16, 1946
Place of death Tucson , Pima County , Arizona , United States