John Murray (congressman)
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John Murray was a member of the United States House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania
.
John Murray (cousin of Thomas Murray, Jr.
) 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.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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John Murray (cousin of Thomas Murray, Jr.
Thomas Murray, Jr.
Thomas Murray was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Thomas Murray was born near Potts Grove, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1813...
) was born near Pott's Grove, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....
from 1807 to 1810. Murray was elected as a Republican to the Fifteenth
15th United States Congress
-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Daniel D. Tompkins * President pro tempore:** John Gaillard , elected March 4, 1817** James Barbour , elected February 15, 1819- House of Representatives :*Speaker: Henry Clay -Members:...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of David Scott
David Scott (Pennsylvania)
David Scott was an American politician who was elected in 1816 as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives to represent Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district....
. He was reelected to the Sixteenth
16th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Alabama and one seat was reapportioned from Massachusetts to the new state of Maine. For the beginning of the next congress, six more seats from Massachusetts would be reapportioned to...
Congress. He died in East Chillisquaque Township, Pennsylvania
East Chillisquaque Township, Pennsylvania
East Chillisquaque Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 664 in the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land....
and was interred in Chillisquaque Cemetery, near Potts Grove.