The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Murdy to Murphrey

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Index to Politicians

Murdy to Murphrey

MURDY (Soundex M630) — See also CURDY, DRUMMY, EMHARDT, MARDI, MARDY, MARID, MCCURDY, MCKURDY, MCMURDY, MOORHEAD, MUIRHEAD, MUNDY, MURAD, MURDAN, MURDICK, MURDOCH, MURDOCK, MUREDDU, MURTY, PURDY, STURDY, STURDYVIN.

	Murdy, Andrew C. — of Potter County, S.Dak. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives 41st District, 1899-1900. Burial location unknown.
	Murdy, Joe — of Alaska. Democrat. Candidate for Alaska state senate District F, 1994. Still living as of 1994.

MUREDDU (Soundex M630) — See also EMHARDT, LAUREDA, LAUREDO, MARDI, MARDY, MARID, MOORHEAD, MUIRHEAD, MURAD, MURDY, MUREEN, MURER, THOMURE.

Mureddu, Sam — of Logan County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1962. Still living as of 1962.

MUREEN (Soundex M650) — See also LAUREEN, MOREN, MORIN, MORRIN, MUREDDU, MURER, MURRIN, THOMURE, TUREEN, YOUREE.

Mureen, E. W. — of Galesburg, Knox County, Ill. Mayor of Galesburg, Ill., 1925. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

MURER (Soundex M660) — See also JAURER, MAURER, MERRIER, MOORER, MORIER, MOWRER, MUER, MUREDDU, MUREEN, MURNER, MURR, RUMER, STAURER, THEURER, THOMURE, TRAURERMAN, ZURER.

Murer, Michael A. — of Illinois. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1980 (17th District), 1982 (4th District). Still living as of 1982.

MURFEE (Soundex M610) — See also BURFEIND, DURFEE, GURFEIN, KURFEES, KURFESS, MORFEY, MURFF, MURFIN, MURFREE, MURPHEY, MURPHY.

Murfee, W. L. — of Marion, Perry County, Ala. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1936. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

MURFF (Soundex M610) — See also DINTURFF, FRUM, HURFF, MCENTURFF, MCINTURFF, MURFEE, MURFIN, MURFREE, MURPH.

MURFF: See also Walton Murff Stephens

MURFIN (Soundex M615) — See also FIRNUM, FRUMIN, GARFINKEL, GARFINKLE, GORFINE, GORFINKEL, GORFINKLE, GURFIELD, KURFISS, MURFEE, MURFF, MURFREE, THORFIN, TURFIRE.

Murfin, Dave — of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 2008. Still living as of 2008.

Murfin, Mrs. James O. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1947-49. Female. Still living as of 1949.

Murfin, James Orin (b. 1875) — also known as James O. Murfin — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, January 7, 1875. Son of James Orin Murfin and Josephine Hurd (Smith) Murfin. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 2nd District, 1901-02; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1904; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1907; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1908-11; appointed 1908; resigned 1911; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1918-33, 1934-37; appointed 1934; defeated, 1937. Burial location unknown.

Relatives: Married, April 24, 1907, to Jane B. Macklem.

Murfin, Mabel — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948. Female. Still living as of 1948.

MURFREE (Soundex M616) — See also FREE, MURFEE, MURFF, MURFIN, MURPHREE, MURPHREY, RUTHERFRAUD.

Murfree, William Hardy (1781-1827) — of North Carolina. Born in North Carolina, October 2, 1781. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1813-17 (at-large 1813-15, 1st District 1815-17). Died January 19, 1827 (age 45 years, 109 days). Interment at Murfree Cemetery, Franklin, Tenn.

		Relatives: Uncle of David W. Dickinson.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

MURI (Soundex M600) — See also MOREAU, MOREY, MORI, MORRY, MOWREY, MOWRY, MUIR, MURAI, MURIS, MURREY, MURRY.

	MURI: See also Muri Dickie
	Muri, Dick — of Steilacoom, Pierce County, Wash. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 2008. Still living as of 2008.

MURIS (Soundex M620) — See also MARIS, MOORES, MORES, MORRIES, MORRIS, MORRISS, MURI.

Muris, Timothy J. — Republican. Member, Federal Trade Commission, 2001-04; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 2001-04. Still living as of 2004.

MURKOVICH (Soundex M621) — See also ANISKOVICH, BARKOVICH, BARTKOVICH, BERKOVITZ, BLASKOVICH, BURKOT, JACKOVICH, JASKOVICH, KOVICH, KUCKOVICH, KUKOVICH, MARKAVICH, MARKOVITS, MARKOVITZ, MILKOVICH, MURKOWSKI, RADAKOVICH, RAJKOVICH, TONKOVICH, VUCKOVICH, VUKOVICH, WALKOVICH, YURKOVSKY, ZATKOVICH.

Murkovich, John — of Superior, Douglas County, Wis. Democrat. Member of Wisconsin Democratic State Central Committee, 1954. Still living as of 1954.

MURKOWSKI (Soundex M622) — See also BORKOWSKI, BURKOT, KLARKOWSKI, KOWSKI, MARKOSKI, MARKOWSKI, MARKUSIC, MARXUACH, MROCZKOWSKI, MURKOVICH, NORKOWSKI, PIORKOWSKI, PIOTRKOWSKI, YURKOVSKY.

Murkowski, Frank Hughes (b. 1933) — also known as Frank H. Murkowski — of Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. Born in Seattle, King County, Wash., March 28, 1933. Son of Frank Michael Murkowski and Helen (Hughes) Murkowski. Republican. Banker; candidate for U.S. Representative from Alaska at-large, 1970; U.S. Senator from Alaska, 1981-2002; resigned 2002; Governor of Alaska, 2002-06; defeated in primary, 2006. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, Elks; Lions; National Rifle Association; Rotary; American Legion. Still living as of 2009.

		Relatives: Son of Frank Michael Murkowski and Helen (Hughes) Murkowski; married to Nancy Rena Gore; father of Lisa Murkowski.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier

Murkowski, Lisa (b. 1957) — of Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, May 22, 1957. Daughter of Frank Hughes Murkowski. Republican. Lawyer; member of Alaska state house of representatives 14th District, 1999-2002; U.S. Senator from Alaska, 2002-; appointed 2002. Female. Catholic. Still living as of 2012.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier

MURLENE (Soundex M645) — See also ARLENE, CARLENE, ERLENE, ESTERLENE, JERLENE, MARLENEE, MARLIN, MERLON, MOERLIEN, MORLAN, MURLESS.

MURLENE: See also Murlene Randle

MURLESS (Soundex M642) — See also BURLESON, HARLESS, LESS, MARELIUS, MARLYSS, MARYALICE, MARYLS, MERRELLS, MERRILLS, MORALES, MORALEZ, MORALIS, MURLENE, PEERLESS, SURLES, ZURLES.

MURLESS: See also Arthur Beebe Chapin

MURMAN (Soundex M655) — See also BURMAN, FURMAN, FURMANSKI, LAURMANN, MAUERMAN, MAURMAN, MERMAN, MOHRMANN, MOORMAN, MOORMANN, MORMAN, PURMAN, SCHEURMAN, SCHURMAN, SCHUURMAN, STURMAN, THURMAN, TURMAN, URMAN.

	MURMAN: See also Mrs. Murman Jensen
	Murman, Sandra (b. 1950) — of Hillsborough County, Fla. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., August 9, 1950. Republican. Member of Florida state house of representatives 56th District, 1997-. Female. Catholic. Member, League of Women Voters. Still living as of 1999.

MURNAGHAN (Soundex M652) — See also CONNAGHAN, HARNAGE, HENAGHAN, JARNAGIN, JERNAGIN, KERNAGHAN, MCGRANAGHAN, MEENAGHAN, MONAGHAN, MURNANE, MURNER, MURNINGHAN, SILBERNAGEL, SPICKERNAGLE, TURNAGE.

Murnaghan, Francis D., Jr. (1920-2000) — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., June 20, 1920. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; candidate for mayor of Baltimore, Md., 1967; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1979-2000; died in office 2000. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died in the Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care, Baltimore, Md., August 31, 2000 (age 80 years, 72 days). Burial location unknown.

MURNANE (Soundex M655) — See also BOURNAN, CURNANE, MARINAN, MARRINAN, MURANE, MURNAGHAN, MURNER, MURNINGHAN.

	MURNANE: See also John Joseph Smith
	Murnane, Edward — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1952. Still living as of 1952.

MURNER (Soundex M656) — See also BURNER, DURNER, GLASSBURNER, HURNER, LATURNER, LOCKBURNER, MARINARI, MARNER, MARRINER, MEIERHENRY, MOERNER, MURER, MURNAGHAN, MURNANE, MURNINGHAN, STONEBURNER, TURNER, URNER, WEIDENBURNER.

Murner, James J. — of Paterson, Passaic County, N.J. Democrat. Chair of Passaic County Democratic Party, 1927. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

MURNINGHAN (Soundex M655) — See also BENNINGHAUS, BENNINGHOFF, CUNINGHAM, CUNNINGHAM, DURNIN, DURNING, LANINGHAM, MOURNING, MURNAGHAN, MURNANE, MURNER, SATURNINO, SCHOENINGH, YOUNGHANS.

Murninghan, Max E. (b. 1924) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in 1924. Republican. Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1963; mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1965-69; defeated, 1961, 1969. Still living as of 1983.

MURPH (Soundex M610) — See also MURFF, MURPHET, MURPHEY, MURPHREE, MURPHREY, MURPHY, RUMPH.

Murph, Frederick O. — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2008. Still living as of 2008.

MURPHET (Soundex M613) — See also CARSTARPHEN, MCPHETRES, MCPHETRIDGE, MORFIT, MORFITT, MORPHET, MURPH, MURPHEY, MURPHREE, MURPHREY, MURPHY, PHETZING, PROPHET, YAPHETT.

MURPHET: See also Robert Morris

MURPHEY (Soundex M610) — See also BROPHEY, CARSTARPHEN, MORFEY, MORPHET, MURFEE, MURPH, MURPHET, MURPHREE, MURPHREY, MURPHY.

MURPHEY: See also Samuel Murphey Bason — Charles Murphey Candler

Murphey, Charles (1799-1861) — of Georgia. Born in South Carolina, May 9, 1799. Democrat. Member of Georgia state legislature; U.S. Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1851-53. Died January 16, 1861 (age 61 years, 252 days). Interment at Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Ga.

		Relatives: Father of Eliza Murphey (who married Milton Anthony Candler); grandfather of Charles Murphey Candler; great-grandfather of George Scott Candler. See Candler family of Georgia.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Murphey, Clarence T. — U.S. Vice Consul in Sarnia, 1921. Burial location unknown.

Murphey, John C. — of Broome County, N.Y. Prohibition candidate for New York state assembly from Broome County 1st District, 1900. Burial location unknown.

Murphey, William H. — of Montgomery County, Pa. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1901-02. Burial location unknown.

MURPHREE (Soundex M616) — See also JAYASHREE, MURFREE, MURPH, MURPHET, MURPHEY, MURPHREY, MURPHY, SCHREE, SCHREEDER, SHREEVE, THREE, THREEP, THREET.

Murphree, Carl M. — of Decatur, Morgan County, Ala. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1964. Still living as of 1964.

Murphree, Dennis See Herron Dennis Murphree

Murphree, H. Dennis See Herron Dennis Murphree

Murphree, Herron Dennis (1886-1949) — also known as H. Dennis Murphree — of Mississippi. Born in Pittsboro, Calhoun County, Miss., January 6, 1886. Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, 1927, 1943; Governor of Mississippi, 1927-28, 1943-44. Died of a stroke, February 9, 1949 (age 63 years, 34 days). Interment at Pittsboro Cemetery, Pittsboro, Miss.

Murphree, Joel D. — Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1884. Burial location unknown.

Murphree, Sam — of Troy, Pike County, Ala. Mayor of Troy, Ala., 1956. Still living as of 1956.

Murphree, William T. — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1996, 2000. Still living as of 2000.

MURPHREY (Soundex M616) — See also HUMPHREY, HUMPHREYS, HUMPHREYVILLE, HUNPHREY, MURFREE, MURPH, MURPHET, MURPHEY, MURPHREE, MURPHY, PELPHREY, PUMPHREY.

Murphrey, Todd — of North Carolina. Libertarian. Candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1996. Still living as of 1996.

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