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Michael Joseph Murray
35th Mayor
of Lynn, Massachusetts
In office
1913–1917
Preceded byWilliam P. Connery, Sr.
Succeeded byWalter H. Creamer
Member of the
Massachusetts
House of Representatives
12th Essex District
In office
1906–1908
Succeeded byMartin L. Quinn
Member of the
Massachusetts
House of Representatives
17th Essex District[2]
In office
1894[1]–1895[1]
Personal details
BornLynn, Massachusetts
July 11, 1860[1]
DiedNovember 4, 1923(1923-11-04) (aged 73)[3]
Political partyDemocrat[2][4]

Michael Joseph Murray (July 11, 1860 – March 11, 1931) was a Massachusetts politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, as a member of the Board of Aldermen and a member and President of the Common Council of Lynn, Massachusetts[1] and as the 35th Mayor of Lynn.

George H. Newhall in 1894

Murray was born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 11, 1860.[1]

Business career[edit]

Murray was a long-time proprietor of Brigham's Hotel, at 642 Washington st. opposite the foot of Boylston st.. He was also the treasurer of Boston Lodge of Elks in 1919.[1]

Political career[edit]

Newhall was a member of the Lynn Common Council from 1886 to 1887, he was the President of the Common Council in 1887. From 1889 to 1890 and again from 1904 to 1905 he was a member of the Lynn Board of Aldermen.[1]

From 1913 to 1917 Newhall was the Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.

Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts
1913 to 1917
Succeeded by

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1908), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators, Volume XVII, Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgman, p. 146
  2. ^ a b Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1894), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators, Volume III, Brockton, MA: A. M. Bridgman, p. 141
  3. ^ George H. Newhall's obituary
  4. ^ Who's Who in State Politics, 1908, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1908, p. 264


Category:1850 births Category:1923 deaths Category:Massachusetts city council members Category:Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Category:Mayors of Lynn, Massachusetts Category:Massachusetts Republicans