Thomas John Murray

Thomas John "Jock" Murray (born May 1938) is a Canadian neurologist, medical historian and author.

Following his neurology training, Murray joined the faculty of medicine at Dalhousie in 1970. He was the founding director of the Dalhousie Multiple Sclerosis Research Unit, co-founder of the Consortium of North American Multiple Sclerosis Centres, chair of the Canadian Medical Forum, president of the Canadian Neurological Society and of the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges, vice-president of the American Academy of Neurology, chair of the board of governors and chair of the board of regents for the American College of Physicians, and served as dean of Medicine at Dalhousie.

His published works include Sir Charles Tupper: Fighting Doctor to Father of Confederation (1999), which he co-authored with his wife, Multiple Sclerosis: The History of a Disease (2005), and The Quotable Osler. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia (2008), which he co-edited with Mark E. Silverman and Charles S. Bryan.

Early life and education Thomas John "Jock" Murray was born in May 1938 into the Scottish community of Pictou, Nova Scotia as the third eldest of ten children. 'Jock' was the Scottish nickname for John. His father edited and published a weekly newspaper and his mother wrote columns for the paper. He was educated at St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish and the Dalhousie University School of Medicine, Halifax.

Murray was commissioned into the Navy in 1958. As well as archival evidence from the Nova Scotia provincial archives and published material, they studied Charles Tupper's family recollections to present both his medical and political career.

In 2005, he published Multiple Sclerosis: The History of a Disease. In 2014, Murray was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.

Personal and family Murray met Janet when he became a university officer cadet in Halifax in 1958, and they had their first date alone at the Carleton Hotel. They married two years later and have four children and seven grandchildren.

Selected publications Books Sir Charles Tupper: Fighting Doctor to Father of Confederation. Associated Medical Services (1999). Co-authored with Janet Murray. Multiple Sclerosis: The History of a Disease. Demos Medical Publishing, New York (2005). The Quotable Osler. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia (2008). Co-edited with Mark E. Silverman and Charles S. Bryan. Noble Goals, Dedicated Doctors: The Story of Dalhousie Medical School. Nimbus Publishing Limited (2017).

Book chapters "An appalling sudden death" in Jacalyn Duffin's Clio in the Clinic: History in Medical Practice. University of Toronto Press (2005).

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