James Murray | |
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7th Ohio Attorney General | |
In office January 14, 1861 –January 12, 1863 | |
Governor | William Dennison David Tod |
Preceded by | Christopher Wolcott |
Succeeded by | Lyman R. Critchfield |
Personal details | |
Born | 1830 Scotland |
Died | 1879 Sidney,Ohio |
Political party | Republican |
James Murray was a Republican politician from the state of Ohio. He was Ohio Attorney General in 1861 and 1862.
James Murray was born in Scotland about 1830. In 1831,when about a year old,his family moved to Sidney,Ohio. He was educated in the public schools,and admitted to the bar in 1851. He immediately relocated to Perrysburg,Ohio. [1] He was elected Ohio Attorney General in 1860, [2] and served one term. He remained a resident of Wood County,Ohio until the close of his term,and then returned to Sidney,where he died in 1879. [1] The only other political office he ever held was as mayor of Perrysburg. [1]
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