Daniel Murray (politician)
Daniel Murray (October 19, 1751 – February 24, 1832)[1] was a judge and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented York in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1785 to 1802.
Born in Rutland, Vermont, he was the son of Colonel John Murray, of Scottish descent, and his second wife Elizabeth McClanathan.[1] He was educated at Harvard University, graduating in 1771.
After briefly establishing a legal practice in Brookline, Massachusetts, Murray served as a Major in the King's American Dragoons during the American Revolution, serving with his brothers Robert and John.[2] Murray was named in the Massachusetts Banishment Act of 1778. He was a justice in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for New Brunswick. Murray left New Brunswick in 1803 and returned to the United States. He died in Portland, Maine at the age of 80.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Murray". Irish Canadian Cultural Association of New Brunswick. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
- ^ "Murray, John". Loyalist Collection. University of New Brunswick. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
- ^ Lawrence, John W. (1907). The judges of New Brunswick and their times. [St. John, N.B. pp. 56, 127.
- 1751 births
- 1832 deaths
- Members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
- People from York County, New Brunswick
- Harvard University alumni
- Colony of New Brunswick judges
- United Empire Loyalists
- Loyalist military personnel of the American Revolutionary War
- American emigrants to pre-Confederation New Brunswick
- British emigrants to the United States
- Colony of New Brunswick people
- American Loyalists from Massachusetts