James_Murray_(East_Aberdeenshire_MP)

James Murray (Liberal politician)

James Murray (Liberal politician)

Scottish Liberal Party politician

Sir James Murray (19 September 1850 – 12 April 1933)[1][2] was a Scottish Liberal Party politician.

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He was elected unopposed[3] as the Member of Parliament for East Aberdeenshire at a by-election in 1906,[4] following the death of the Liberal MP James Annand, who had held the seat for only 16 days. He held the seat until the January 1910 general election,[1] when he did not stand again.[3]

He was knighted in 1915.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 1)
  2. [2]
    The Times, 13 April 1933 p16
  3. [3]
    Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 525. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
  4. [4]
    "No. 27891". The London Gazette. 2 March 1906. p. 1513.
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