Daniel Murray (October 19, 1751 – February 24, 1832)
was a judge and political figure in
New Brunswick
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. He represented
York
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in the
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
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Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known ...
from 1785 to 1802.
Born in
Rutland, Vermont, he was the son of Colonel John Murray, of
Scottish descent, and his second wife Elizabeth McClanathan.
He was educated at
Harvard University
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, graduating in 1771.
After briefly establishing a legal practice in
Brookline, Massachusetts, Murray served as a Major in the King's American Dragoons during the
American Revolution
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, serving with his brothers Robert and John.
Murray was named in the
Massachusetts Banishment Act The Massachusetts Banishment Act, officially named the "Banishment Act of the State of Massachusetts", was passed in September 1778 "to prevent the return to this state of certain persons therein named and others who have left this state or either o ...
of 1778. He was a justice in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for New Brunswick. Murray left
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
in 1803 and returned to the
United States
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. He died in
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine and the seat of Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 in April 2020. The Greater Portland metropolitan area is home to over half a million people, the 104th-largest metropo ...
at the age of 80.
References
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1751 births
1832 deaths
Members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
People from York County, New Brunswick
Harvard University alumni
Colony of New Brunswick judges
United Empire Loyalists
Loyalist military personnel of the American Revolutionary War
American emigrants to pre-Confederation New Brunswick
British emigrants to the United States
Colony of New Brunswick people
American Loyalists from Massachusetts