John Murray (1768 – March 7, 1834) was a member of the

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from

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. John Murray was born near

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. He was a member of the

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from 1807 to 1810. Murray was elected as a Republican to the

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Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of

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. He was reelected to the

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Congress. He died in

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and was interred in Chillisquaque Cemetery, near Potts Grove. He was a cousin of Thomas Murray, Jr. (1779-1823), who also served as a Congressman from Pennsylvania.

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Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1768 births 1834 deaths Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-Representative-stub