James Murray (Liberal politician)

Scottish Liberal Party politician

Sir James Murray
Sir James Murray (1850–1933), DL, Chairman of Aberdeen Art Gallery Committee (1901–1928), 1919, by Glyn Philpot

Member of Parliament for East Aberdeenshire
In office 28 February 1906 – 10 February 1910
Preceded by	James Annand
Succeeded by	Henry Cowan

Personal details
Born	(1850-09-19)19 September 1850
Died	12 April 1933(1933-04-12) (aged 82)
Political party	Liberal

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

He was elected unopposed as the Member of Parliament for East Aberdeenshire at a by-election in 1906, 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, when he did not stand again.

He was knighted in 1915.

References

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

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byJames Annand	Member of Parliament for East Aberdeenshire 1906 – January 1910	Succeeded byHenry Cowan

This article about a Liberal Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom representing a Scottish constituency is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.