Thomas de Montmorency Murray-Prior (27 January 1848 – 11 December 1902) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Early life

He was born in Bromelton to politician Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior and Matilda Harpur. He attended school in Brisbane and

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, working as a pastoralist at

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before becoming a miner in the Palmer goldfield. He married Florence Claudia Moor on 18 March 1878 at

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. He inherited Maroon Station on his father's death in 1892, and also became vice-president of the Queensland Chamber of Agriculture.

Politics

He was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Fassifern in March 1902, but he died in Brisbane in December of that year.

Later life

He died on 11 December 1902 at

following a long internal illness; his death was not unexpected.

References

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