| LC control no. | no2008146051 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Murray, Tom, 1894-1971 |
| Variant(s) | Murray, Thomas Jefferson, 1894-1971 Murray, Tom J., 1894-1971 |
| Other standard no. | 46586166 Q2439736 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Washington (D.C.) |
| Birth date | 1894-08-01 |
| Death date | 1971-11-28 |
| Place of birth | Jackson (Tenn.) |
| Place of death | Jackson (Tenn.) |
| Field of activity | United States--Politics and government--1933-1953 United States--Politics and government--1953-1961 United States--Politics and government--1961-1963 United States--Politics and government--1963-1969 Practice of law |
| Affiliation | United States. Congress. House Democratic Party (U.S.) United States. Army. Ordnance Department United States. Post Office Department |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Politicians Lawyers Public prosecutors |
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| Found in | Murray, Tom. Papers, 1943-1966 (Tom Murray) TMM files, Oct. 3, 2008 (Tom Murray) Who's who in American politics, 1969-1970: (Tom Murray, U.S. Rep., Tenn., 42-66, b. 8/1/94) Biographical dictionary of the United States Congress via WWW, viewed Oct. 5, 2008 (Thomas Jefferson Murray, b. Aug. 1, 1894, d. Nov. 28, 1971, lawyer, soldier, Congressman from Tenn.) Tennessee biographical dictionary, v.2, 2000: page 102 (...during the First World War served overseas in the United States Army as a private in the Ordnance Department, Fifth Army Corps, in 1918 and 1919; was admitted to the bar in 1917 and commenced practice in Jackson, Tennessee, in 1919; district attorney general for the twelfth judicial circuit of Tennessee from 1922 until his resignation in 1933 to become associated with the office of the Solicitor of the Post Office Department at Washington, D.C.) Wikipedia September 22, 2023: (Thomas Jefferson Murray (August 1, 1894 - November 28, 1971), usually known as Tom J. Murray, was an American politician and a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1943 to 1966. Murray was born in Jackson, Tennessee, where he graduated from public and then attended Union University, from which he graduated in 1914. Murray then attended the Cumberland School of Law in Lebanon, Tennessee, graduating in 1917. He served in the United States Army during World War I but was not in any direct combat. Following his 1919 discharge, he established a private law practice in Jackson. In 1923, Murray became district attorney for the former 12th Judicial District, serving in this position until 1933. In that year, he was appointed to the Solicitor's office in the former U.S. Post Office Department at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., serving there until 1942. Murray was also active in Democratic Party affairs during this time, serving on the Democratic State Executive Committee from 1923 to 1924 and as chairman of the Madison County Democratic Party from 1924 to 1933. Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee, in office: January 3, 1943 - December 30, 1966 ; Died: Jackson, Tennessee November 28, 1971.) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_J._Murray> |
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