Thomas Owen Murray

Full Name: Thomas Owen Murray
Date of birth: May 18, 1870
Date of death: January 14, 1946

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	43	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945	48th	Democrat	McKinney / Collin	Collin
H	43	Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943	47th	Democrat	McKinney / Collin	Collin
H	36	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909	30th	Democrat	McKinney / Collin	Collin
H	36	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907	29th	Democrat	McKinney / Collin	Collin

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House District 43
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 48th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: McKinney / Collin
Counties in district: Collin

House District 43
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943
Legislatures: 47th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: McKinney / Collin
Counties in district: Collin

House District 36
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909
Legislatures: 30th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: McKinney / Collin
Counties in district: Collin

House District 36
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 29th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: McKinney / Collin
Counties in district: Collin

Biographical Information top

Other Resources

Thomas Owen Murray, birth date 5/18/1870 in Collin County; death date 1/14/1946 in McKinney, Collin County; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Thomas Owen Murray (1870-1946), photo, burial in Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney, Collin County, with spouse Maude Platt Murray. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "Judge T.O. Murray Passes Away at City Hospital," 1/14/1946, p. 6. Judge Thomas Owen Murray, "former county judge and twice elected to the legislature as representative," birth date 5/18/1870 in Rhea Mill community, death date Monday morning, 1/14/1946. McKinney Daily Courier-Gazette.
48th Legislature (1943) - T.O. Murray, postoffice McKinney, Collin County, nativity Texas, age 72, lawyer, member of former legislatures: 29th, 30th, 47th. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. T.O. Murray, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. T.O. Murray, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. T.O. Murray, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. T.O. Murray, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

48th R.S. - 1943 Agriculture Criminal Jurisprudence Judiciary and Uniform State Laws Privileges, Suffrage and Elections (Vice Chair) State Affairs
47th R.S. - 1941 Criminal Jurisprudence Enrolled Bills (Vice Chair) Game and Fisheries Judiciary Live Stock and Stock Raising
30th R.S. - 1907 Commerce and Manufactures (Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Education Liquor Traffic Public Lands and Land Office
29th R.S. - 1905 Agriculture Commerce and Manufactures Criminal Jurisprudence Education Federal Relations

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