James Hunter McMurdo (1836–1904) was a member of the

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Biography

McMurdo was born on September 1, 1836, in

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. During the

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, he served with the 44th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the

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and would take part in the

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. He achieved the rank of corporal. McMurdo died on August 4, 1904.

Assembly career

McMurdo was a member of the Assembly during the 1880 and 1881 sessions, succeeding his brother-in-law Francis Steffen. He was a

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McMurdo, James 1836 births 1904 deaths People from Charlotte County, New Brunswick Colony of New Brunswick people People from Outagamie County, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War Union Army soldiers Emigrants from pre-Confederation New Brunswick to the United States 19th-century American legislators 19th-century Wisconsin politicians