John Murray MBE |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for Herbert |
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In office 22 November 1958 – 9 December 1961 |
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Preceded by | Bill Edmonds |
Succeeded by | Ted Harding |
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Clayfield |
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In office 1 June 1963 – 11 February 1976 |
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Preceded by | Harold Taylor |
Succeeded by | Ivan Brown |
Personal details | |
Born |
John Chester Murray 31 December 1915 Malvern, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 25 January 2009 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
(aged 93)
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
Spouse(s) | Ruth Florence Stanton-Cook (m.1944) |
Occupation | Soldier, Grazier |
John Chester Murray, MBE (31 December 1915 – 25 January 2009) was an Australian politician. He attended state schools before serving in the military 1939-45. He returned to become a farmer and grazier at Ingham, Queensland.
In 1958, Murray was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the member for Herbert, having received the endorsement of both the Liberal Party and the Country Party. Once elected he sat as a Liberal. He was defeated in 1961, but in 1963 was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the member for Clayfield, where he remained until 1976.
Murray died on the Gold Coast on 25 January 2009.