Thomas B. Murray was a member of the

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Biography

Murray was born Thomas Byron Murray on May 12, 1938, in

Superior, Wisconsin , native_name_lang = oj , nickname = , total_type = , motto = , image_skyline = Tower Avenue.jpg , imagesize = , image_caption = Downtown Superior , ima ...

. He graduated from the

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. Murray served in the

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and was an

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. He was married with two children. Murray died on January 6, 1998, in

Duluth, Minnesota , settlement_type = City , nicknames = Twin Ports (with Superior), Zenith City , motto = , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top: urban Duluth skyline; Minnesota ...

Political career

Murray was a member of the Assembly from 1973 to 1981. Previously, he was a member of the

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Board of Supervisors. He was a

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, Thomas Politicians from Superior, Wisconsin Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly County supervisors in Wisconsin Military personnel from Wisconsin United States Army soldiers University of Wisconsin–Superior alumni 1938 births 1998 deaths 20th-century American legislators 20th-century Wisconsin politicians