William McMurray (priest)

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William McMurray was a Canadian Anglican archdeacon in the second half of the 19th century. [1]

McMurray was born in Portadown on 19 September 1810 but emigrated to York, Ontario as a child. He was ordained in 1833 and served at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Ancaster, Dundas and Niagara-on-the-Lake. He was Archdeacon of Diocese of Niagara from 1875 to [2] until his death on 19 May 1894. [3]

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Preceded by Archdeacon of Niagara
18751893
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