About James Murray
Lived 1830 – 1881 (aged 50–51). James Murray was an American politician and lawyer.
James Murray was a Republican politician from the state of Ohio. He was Ohio Attorney General in 1861 and 1862.
James Murray was born in Scotland about 1830. In 1831, when about a year old, his family moved to Sidney, Ohio. He was educated in the public schools, and admitted to the bar in 1851. He immediately relocated to Perrysburg, Ohio. He was elected Ohio Attorney General in 1860, and served one term. He remained a resident of Wood County, Ohio until the close of his term, and then returned to Sidney, where he died in 1879. The only other political office he ever held was as mayor of Perrysburg.
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Who was James Murray?
Republican politician from the state of Ohio
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James Murray was born in 1830 in Scotland.
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James Murray died in 1881 in Sidney.
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James Murray was a politician and lawyer.
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James Murray was American.
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