William Murray (June 17, 1839 – July 15, 1898) was a businessman and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Renfrew North in the

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as a Liberal member from 1874 to 1875. He was born in Goulbourn Township in 1839, the son of James Murray, an Irish immigrant, and Elizabeth Burrows, and was educated in Goulbourn Township. He entered business with his older brother Thomas in Pembroke. In 1864, he married Margaret Mary Foran. He was declared elected in 1874 after Peter White's election was appealed. In 1876, Murray was unseated and White won the subsequent by-election. In 1884, Thomas and William registered a claim on a nickel deposit near

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which later became the Murray Mine, the first nickel mine established in the area.Nickel:Canadian Tributes
/ref> He died in Pembroke at the age of 59.

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1839 births 1898 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Liberal Party of Canada MPs History of Greater Sudbury People from Pembroke, Ontario {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub