Judge Murray died Tuesday at his home in Logan.
Appointed judge of the 15th District in 1932, he served one term and then was elected in 1937 and has held the position since that time.
Born in Little Sioux, Judge Murray was graduated from Little School High School and Iowa City Academy. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Iowa University in 1908 and a Doctor of Laws degree in 1910 from the same school.
From 1911 until 1932 he was a member of the law firm of Bolter and Murray at Logan and he again practiced law in Logan from 1934 until 1937.
Murray held memberships in the district, Harrison County and Iowa State Bar Associations. At the time of his death he was president of the Harrison group.
Survivors include: two daughters, Mrs. John Potter of Shenandoah and Mrs. Clyde Walter of Logan; a son, Michael of Logan; four grandchildren; a brother, Tom of Sioux City; and a sister, Ada Murray of Omaha.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Thurs. 7 Aug 1952
Judge Murray died Tuesday at his home in Logan.
Appointed judge of the 15th District in 1932, he served one term and then was elected in 1937 and has held the position since that time.
Born in Little Sioux, Judge Murray was graduated from Little School High School and Iowa City Academy. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Iowa University in 1908 and a Doctor of Laws degree in 1910 from the same school.
From 1911 until 1932 he was a member of the law firm of Bolter and Murray at Logan and he again practiced law in Logan from 1934 until 1937.
Murray held memberships in the district, Harrison County and Iowa State Bar Associations. At the time of his death he was president of the Harrison group.
Survivors include: two daughters, Mrs. John Potter of Shenandoah and Mrs. Clyde Walter of Logan; a son, Michael of Logan; four grandchildren; a brother, Tom of Sioux City; and a sister, Ada Murray of Omaha.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Thurs. 7 Aug 1952
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