James William Murdoch (June 15, 1904 – April 28, 1984) was

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (french: Président de l'Assemblée législative de l'Ontario) is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Notable elections 1920 Nelson Parliament was a Liberal repr ...

from 1960 to 1963. He served as the Progressive Conservative MPP for

Essex South ''For the defunct provincial electoral district, see Essex South (provincial electoral district).'' Essex South was a federal and provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to ...

from his election in 1943 until his defeat in 1963. He was born in

Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...

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, the son of James Murdoch and Elizabeth Mary Hole, and was educated in England. Murdoch came to Canada, where he became a farmer, in 1923. In 1932, he married Marie Bondy. Murdoch served on the local school board and was treasurer on the municipal council for

Harrow, Ontario Harrow is a community located in the town of Essex, Essex County, Ontario, Canada. History First known as ''Munger's Corners'' after John Munger, the first postmaster, the town was renamed by John O'Connor in 1857 for the exclusive Harrow Sch ...

.''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1952'', GP Normandin Murdoch was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1963. From 1968 to 1971 and from 1974 to 1976, he served on

Amherstburg Amherstburg is a town near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County, Ontario, Canada. In 1796, Fort Malden was established here, stimulating growth in the settlement. The fort has been designated as a National Historic Site. The town is ...

town council. He died in 1984 in Amherstburg.http://geneofun.on.ca/names/photo/1176712?PHPSESSID=8fd230c1ccdf51e345015b8456718113 He is buried at Colchester Memorial Cemetery, Colchester, Ontario.

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* 1904 births 1984 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario British emigrants to Canada {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub