Biography

1770 - 08/26/1823

Thomas Murray, Jr. (Democratic-Republican9) Columbia, Luzerne, Northumberland, Susquehanna, Union Counties 1814-1818

Early Life:

Thomas Murray Jr., born 1770 near Potts Grove, East Chillisquaque, Northumberland County, Province of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; private school education; engaged, agricultural pursuits; unsuccessful campaign, House of Representatives, 1812; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1813-1814; elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1814-1815; elected, Republican, United States House of Representatives, Seventeenth Congress,  vacancy, resignation of William Cox Ellis, 1821-1823, declined to be a candidate for renomination, 1822, Eighteenth Congress; reengaged, agricultural pursuits; died, August 26, 1823 (aged 52–53), Chillisquaque, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; interment, Chillisquaque Cemetery, Mexico, Montour County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Columbia, Northumberland and Union Counties, 1813-1814. 

Elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 9th district, Columbia, Luzerne, Northumberland, Susquehanna, Union Counties, 1815-1818.

Elected, Republican, United States House of Representatives, Seventeenth Congress, Special Election, vacancy, resignation of William Cox Ellis, 1821-1823, declined to be a candidate for renomination, Eighteenth Congress, 1822.

Legacy:

Cousin, John Murray, born 1768, Milton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. United States Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1817-21. Died in 1834 (age about 66 years). Interment, Chillisquaque Cemetery, Potts Grove, Pennsylvania

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members M". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

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