John Porry Murray

John Porry Murray (born July 14, 1830 in Gainesboro , Tennessee , † December 21, 1895 ibid) was an American lawyer and politician . He belonged to the Democratic Party . He also served as an officer in the Confederate Army .

Career

John Porry Murray, son of Nancy Walker Butler (1790–1850) and Thomas Murray (1789–1855), was born and raised in Jackson County several years before the onset of the economic crisis of 1837 . He studied law and began practicing law after receiving his license. In the following years he was a prosecutor and in 1857 a judge in Jackson County. He married Evaline Elizabeth Eaton (1838–1878), daughter of Elizabeth Dudney (1801–1877) and Joseph Eaton (1800–1875). The couple had at least five children: George Bancroft (1853–1930), Nannie (1856–1930), Alice (1858–1898), Eva Eveline (1872–1942) and John Perry (1876–1946). After the outbreak of the civil war , he enlisted in the Confederate Army. He served as a Colonel in the 28th Tennessee Infantry Regiment from 1861 to 1862 and in Murray's 4th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment from 1862 to 1863 . In 1863 he was elected to the Second Confederate Congress, where he served from 1864 to 1865. After the end of the war he resumed his work as a lawyer. He served as a prosecutor in Gainesboro between 1865 and 1895. In 1876 he took part as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in St. Louis ( Missouri ). He died in Gainesboro in 1895 and was buried there.

Talk

Speech by John Porry Murray before the exposure of the habeas corpus (1864)

literature

Johnson, Andrew: The Papers of Andrew Johnson: May 1869-July 1875 , University of Tennessee Press, 2000, ISBN 9781572330917 , p. 305

Individual evidence

^ Evaline Elizabeth Eaton Murray in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved February 1, 2015.
↑ George Bancroft Murray in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved February 1, 2015.
^ Nannie Murray Cunningham in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved February 1, 2015.
↑ Alice Murray in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved February 1, 2015.
^ Eva Eveline Murray Crabtree in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved February 1, 2015.
^ John Perry Murray in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved February 1, 2015.

Web links

John Murray Porry in the database of Find a Grave (English)

John Porry Murray on The Political Graveyard website

personal data
SURNAME	Murray, John Porry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	July 14, 1830
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gainesboro , Tennessee
DATE OF DEATH	December 21, 1895
Place of death	Gainesboro , Tennessee

[1] Evaline Elizabeth Eaton Murray in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved February 1, 2015.

[2] George Bancroft Murray in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved February 1, 2015.

[3] Nannie Murray Cunningham in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved February 1, 2015.

[4] Alice Murray in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved February 1, 2015.

[5] Eva Eveline Murray Crabtree in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved February 1, 2015.

[6] John Perry Murray in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved February 1, 2015.