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♂ William A. Murray
aliasWilliam A. Murray
Record
45520 · 13367

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 1 2
Birth 17 August 1880 → 143 years + 8 months ago
Lived 72 years + 8 months
First mandate 4 June 1945 → 78 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 64 years + 9 months
Death 11 May 1953 → 70 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 11 months after 6 June 1948
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 3 0 2 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John L. McDonald  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 25,400 Votes: 17,972 Participation: 70.76% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34990(F) — 14 Oct 2023 18:09 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
64
LIB
 1/4 8,701 49.43% +2,057 Loser:
PC
 6,644 37.74% John L. McDonald

Service: 3 years 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,740 Votes: 17,094 Participation: 72.01% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35081(F) — 14 Oct 2023 18:09 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
67
LIB
 2/4 6,479 38.48% -250 Winner:
PC
 6,729 39.96% John L. McDonald

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
William Alexander Murray		 14 Oct 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Alexander Murray		 14 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Alexander Murray		 14 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Oct 2023 18:09 (but data presented dynamically)

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