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John Murray (congressman)

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Name
  
John Murray


Died
  
March 7, 1834

Role
  
Member of the United States House of Representatives

John Murray (1768 – March 7, 1834) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

John Murray was born near Pott's Grove, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1807 to 1810. Murray was elected as a Republican to the Fifteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of David Scott. He was reelected to the Sixteenth Congress.

He died in East Chillisquaque Township, Pennsylvania and was interred in Chillisquaque Cemetery, near Potts Grove.

He was a cousin of Thomas Murray, Jr. (1779-1823), who also served as a Congressman from Pennsylvania.

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