William Dick Murison (24 February 1837 – 28 December 1877) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament and a cricketer from

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, New Zealand.

Biography

Murison was born in

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, Scotland, and migrated to New Zealand in 1856. He played three

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for

between 1864 and 1867. He represented the

Waikouaiti Waikouaiti is a small town in East Otago, New Zealand, within the city limits of Dunedin. The town is close to the coast and the mouth of the Waikouaiti River. Today, Waikouaiti is a retail trade and servicing centre for the surrounding district ...

electorate from 1866, when he narrowly defeated

Julius Vogel Sir Julius Vogel (24 February 1835 – 12 March 1899) was the eighth premier of New Zealand. His administration is best remembered for the issuing of bonds to fund railway construction and other public works. He was the first Jewish prime min ...

, to 1868, when he resigned. From 1871 until his death in 1877, he was editor of the ''

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''. He died on 28 December 1877 in

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, aged 40. He left a wife and five children.

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1837 births 1877 deaths Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand people of Scottish descent New Zealand cricketers Otago cricketers New Zealand MPs for Dunedin electorates New Zealand sportsperson-politicians New Zealand editors New Zealand magazine editors 19th-century New Zealand politicians People from Waikouaiti {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1830s-stub

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