William H. Murfree

William Hardy Murfree (born October 2, 1781 in Hertford County , North Carolina , †  January 19, 1827 in Williamson County , Tennessee ) was an American politician . Between 1813 and 1817 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Murfree was the uncle of the Tennessee State Congressman David W. Dickinson (1808-1845). He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill until 1801 . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Edenton in this profession. Murfree also worked in agriculture. Politically, he joined the Democratic Republican Party .

Murfree was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1805 and 1812 . In the congressional election of 1812 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of North Carolina , where he succeeded Lemuel Sawyer on March 4, 1813 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1817 . The first of these terms was still marked by the events of the British-American War . From 1815 Murfree was chairman of the committee to control public expenditure.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, he lived in Murfreesboro until 1823 . That year he moved to Williamson County, Tennessee, where he owned an estate. He died there on January 19, 1827.

Web links

• William H. Murfree in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William H. Murfree in the database of Find a Grave (English)