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James Alexander Murray (9 November 1864 in
Moncton Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the The Maritimes, Maritime Provinces. The ...
,
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 ...
– 16 February 1960) was a
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politician and the 16th
premier of New Brunswick The premier of New Brunswick ( French (masculine): ''premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick'', or feminine: ''première ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick'') is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The ...
. Murray was first elected to the
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in 1908 and served as
Minister of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister f ...
before becoming Premier in 1917 only to have his government defeated in the general election weeks later.


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Government of New Brunswick biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, James Alexander 1864 births 1960 deaths Leaders of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick People from Moncton Premiers of New Brunswick