Thomas de Montmorency Murray-Prior

Thomas Murray-Prior
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Fassifern
In office 11 March 1902 – 11 December 1902
Preceded by	George Thorn
Succeeded by	Charles Moffatt Jenkinson
Personal details
Born	Thomas de Montmorency Murray-Prior 27 January 1848 Bromelton, Queensland
Died	11 December 1902 (aged 65) 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.

Early life

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.^[1]

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.^[1]

Politics

He was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Fassifern in March 1902,^[2] but he died in Brisbane in December of that year.^[1]

Later life

He died on 11 December 1902 at Maroon^[3] following a long internal illness; his death was not unexpected.^[1][4]

References

1. Waterson, D.B. (1972). A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament 1860-1929. Australian National University Press. ISBN 0708108164.
2. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
3. "Family Notices.". The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia). 15 December 1902. p. 4. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
4. "DEATH OF MR. T. DE M. MURRAY-PRIOR, M.L.A.". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser (National Library of Australia). 13 December 1902. p. 4. Retrieved 14 February 2014.