Thomas de Montmorency Murray-Prior
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Fassifern |
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In office 11 March 1902 – 11 December 1902 |
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| Preceded by | George Thorn |
| Succeeded by | Charles Moffatt Jenkinson |
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Thomas de Montmorency Murray-Prior 27 January 1848 Bromelton, Queensland |
| Died | 11 December 1902 (aged 54) Maroon, Queensland |
| Spouse(s) | Florence Claudia Moor |
| Relations | Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior (father), Rosa Praed (sister) |
| Occupation | Grazier, Goldminer |
Thomas de Montmorency Murray-Prior (27 January 1848 – 11 December 1902) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
He was born in Bromelton to politician Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior and Matilda Harpur. He attended school in Brisbane and Hobart, working as a pastoralist at Maroon before becoming a miner in the Palmer gold field.
He married Florence Claudia Moor on 18 March 1878 at Bowen. He inherited Maroon Station on his father's death in 1892, and also became vice-president of the Queensland Chamber of Agriculture.
He was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Fassifern in March 1902, but he died in Brisbane in December of that year.
He died on 11 December 1902 at Maroon following a long internal illness; his death was not unexpected.
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