James Fitzgerald Murray (1805 – 24 June 1856) was an Irish-born Australian politician. He was born at Limerick to Captain Terence Murray and Ellen Fitzgerald. He attended

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and the

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, and migrated to New South Wales in 1828. He was a surgeon at

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and acquired extensive property. On 4 June 1856 he was appointed to the

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, but he died 21 days later at Lake George.

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1805 births 1856 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council 19th-century Australian politicians Murray family {{Australia-politician-stub