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.

He was the son of John Murray, of Scottish descent, and Elizabeth McClanathan,[1] and was educated at Harvard University. Murray served as a major in the King's American Dragoons during the American Revolution.[2] Murry 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

  1. 1 2 "Murray". Irish Canadian Cultural Association of New Brunswick. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  2. ↑ "Murray, John". Loyalist Collection. University of New Brunswick. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  3. ↑ Lawrence, John W. (1907). The judges of New Brunswick and their times (PDF). pp. 56, 127.
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