Nathaniel A. Murray
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Nathaniel Allison Murray was one the seven founders (commonly referred to as Jewels) of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
at Cornell University
in 1906. He was a member of Alpha chapter’s first committee on organization of the new fraternal group, as well as the Committee on the Grip, and later became a charter member of Washington D.C.’s Mu Lambda Chapter.
Murray pursued graduate studies at Howard University
and later taught in public schools. Much of his career was spent at Armstrong Vocational High School in the District of Columbia.
Nathaniel Murray died in 1959.
Alpha Phi Alpha
Alpha Phi Alpha is the first Inter-Collegiate Black Greek Letter fraternity. It was founded on December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Its founders are known as the "Seven Jewels". Alpha Phi Alpha developed a model that was used by the many Black Greek Letter Organizations ...
at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in 1906. He was a member of Alpha chapter’s first committee on organization of the new fraternal group, as well as the Committee on the Grip, and later became a charter member of Washington D.C.’s Mu Lambda Chapter.
Murray pursued graduate studies at Howard University
Howard University
Howard University is a federally chartered, non-profit, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university located in Washington, D.C., United States...
and later taught in public schools. Much of his career was spent at Armstrong Vocational High School in the District of Columbia.
Nathaniel Murray died in 1959.