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'''William McMurray''' (ca. 1813 – May 30, 1868) was an American lawyer and politician from [[New York (state)|New York]].
==Life==
In 1832, McMurray was among the first students of [[New York University]]. He was a member of the [[New York State Assembly]] (New York Co.) in [[64th New York State Legislature|1841]], [[65th New York State Legislature|1842]] and [[66th New York State Legislature|1843]]. He was a member of the [[New York State Senate]] (2nd D.) in [[75th New York State Legislature|1852]] and [[76th New York State Legislature|1853]]. He was a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Police of New York City from 1864 to 1866.
On the morning of May 31, 1868, he was found dead in his bed, at his residence on [[Fifth Avenue (Manhattan)|Fifth Avenue]]. Apparently, he had died of [[apoplexy]] in his sleep.
== External links ==
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=E3sFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA135 ''The New York Civil List''] compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 137, 146 and 361; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=YlOUBad4ht8C&pg=PA16 ''New York University and the City''] by Thomas J. Frusciano & Marilyn H. Pettit (1997; pg. 16)
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=9HA4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA113 ''Manual of the Corporation of the City of New-York''] (1864; pg. 113)
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=2yI1AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA90 ''Manual of the Corporation of the City of New-York''] (1865; pg. 90)
*[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1868/06/01/78918026.pdf ''Sudden Death of Hon. William McMurray''] in NYT on June 1, 1868
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{{succession box | before = [[Richard S. Williams]] | title = [[New York State Senate]] <br>2nd District | years = 1852–1853 | after = [[Thomas J. Barr]]}}
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