Albert James Murray, Baron Murray of Gravesend (9 January 1930 – 10 February 1980) was a British Labour Party politician. Murray represented

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from 1958 until the council's abolition, in 1965. At the 1964 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for

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, a marginal seat which was normally won by the party forming the government. Indeed, Murray held the seat until it was regained by the

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in 1970, the year

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became

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. From 1969 to 1970, he was a junior minister in

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's government, as

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, under

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Richard Marsh. After leaving the

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, Murray was given a

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age on 28 June 1976 as Baron Murray of Gravesend, of

in the

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. From 1976 to 1979 he was a Member of the European Parliament. He died in 1980, at the age of 50 whilst watching his beloved

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. He was also President of Gravesend & Northfleet and the North Kent Sunday Football League.

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* 1930 births 1980 deaths Labour Party (UK) MEPs Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Labour Party (UK) life peers MEPs for the United Kingdom 1973–1979 Members of London County Council Members of Southwark Metropolitan Borough Council Ministers in the Wilson governments, 1964–1970 UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs 1966–1970 UK MPs who were granted peerages Life peers created by Elizabeth II {{UK-MEP-stub