James Murray
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Politicians
- Lord James MurrayLord James MurrayLord James Murray , was a Scottish Member of Parliament.Murray was the third son of John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl, by Lady Amelia Anne Sophia, daughter of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, and was born at Knowsley Hall, Lancashire, the seat of the Stanley family...
(1663–1719), MP for Perthshire - James Murray, 2nd Duke of AthollJames Murray, 2nd Duke of AthollJames Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl KT PC , styled Marquess of Tullibardine between 1715 and 1746, was a Scottish peer.-Background:...
(1690–1764), Whig MP and lord of the Isle of Man from 1736–1764 - Hon. James Murray (Jacobite)James Murray (Jacobite)James Murray, Earl of Dunbar was a Jacobite.-Family:He was the second child of David Murray, 5th Viscount of Stormont and Majory Scott. His brothers included David Murray, 6th Viscount of Stormont and the First Earl of Mansfield.-Life:...
(c. 1690–1770), Scottish Member of Parliament, later Jacobite Secretary of State - James Murray (Ohio politician)James Murray (Ohio politician)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...
, Attorney General of Ohio - Sir James Murray (Scottish politician)James Murray (Scottish politician)James Murray 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...
(1850–1932), Liberal Member of Parliament for Aberdeenshire Eastern - James Alexander MurrayJames Alexander MurrayJames Alexander Murray was a Conservative politician and the 16th Premier of New Brunswick. Murray was first elected to the legislature in 1908 and served as Minister of Agriculture before becoming Premier in 1917 only to have his government defeated in the general election weeks later.-External...
(1864–1960), premier of New Brunswick for a part of 1917 - James C. MurrayJames C. MurrayJames Cunningham Murray was a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1955-1957. He graduated from De Paul University Law School in 1940, and subsequently worked as a lawyer. He served in the United States Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1945.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Murray was elected to the...
(1917–1999), United States Representative from Illinois - James E. Murray (1876–1961), United States Senator from Montana
- James Dixon MurrayJames Dixon MurrayJames "Jim" "Jimmy" "JD" Dixon Murray was a British coal miner and Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.-Early life and education:...
(1887–1965), British Labour Party MP 1942–1955 - James Murray (Newfoundland politician)James Murray (Newfoundland politician)James Murray was a merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Burgeo-LaPoile in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1889 to 1894 as an Independent....
(1843–1900), Newfoundland politician - Jim Murray (Ontario politician), Canadian politician, see Ontario general election, 1999Ontario general election, 1999An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
Military
- James Murray (admiral)James Murray (admiral)James Murray was a 16th century Scottish shipbuilder in Polish service.During the Battle of Oliwa he served as a counter-admiral of the Polish fleet and commanded the Król Dawid galleon....
, a 16th-century Scottish shipbuilder in the Polish service, counter-admiral during the Battle of Oliwa - James Wolfe-Murray (1853–1919), a British military officer and Chief of the Imperial General Staff in the 1910s
- James Murray (British Army officer) (1721/22–1794), a Scottish military officer and governor of Quebec in the 18th century
- James Murray (of Strowan)James Murray (of Strowan)Lieutenant General James Murray , was a Scottish soldier and politician.-Background and education:A member of Clan Murray, he was the second son of Lord George Murray, fifth son of John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl. His mother was Amelia, daughter and heiress of James Murray, a surgeon, of Strowan...
, Scottish general of the Seven Years' War and the American Revolution - James Murray (VC)James Murray (VC)James Murray VC was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
(1859–1942), an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross during the First Boer War - Sir James Pulteney, 7th Baronet (c. 1755–1811), born James Murray, Scottish general and MP for Weycombe and Regis
- James Patrick Murray (MP) (1782–1834), British soldier
- James Lore MurrayJames Lore MurrayMajor General James L. Murray was a United States Air Force officer and Engineering Project Manager for the XB-52 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.-Biography:...
(1919–2004) U.S.A.F. Major General responsible for the ejection seat and the B-52 aircraft.
Arts and entertainment
- James Murray (architect)James Murray (architect)Sir James Murray of Kilbaberton, , was a Scottish master wright and architect. He served as the King's Master of Works under James VI, and Charles I. He was one of the first men in Scotland to be called an architect....
(died 1634), Scottish architect - James Murray (actor)James Murray (actor)James Murray was an American movie actor.-Background:Born in The Bronx, New York, James Murray went to Hollywood in the 1920s to try to succeed as an actor. After several years of work, mostly as an extra, with little hope of a starring role, he was "discovered" by director King Vidor, who saw...
(1901–1936), American actor - James Murray (director), director of films and programs such as The National Dream (TV miniseries)The National Dream (TV miniseries)The National Dream was a 1974 Canadian television docudrama miniseries based on Pierre Berton's 1970 book of the same name, plus Berton's 1971 follow-up book The Last Spike....
- James Murray (English actor)James Murray (English actor)James Murray is an English actor.-Early life :Murray was born in Greater Manchester; his great-grandfather, Richard Hollins Murray, invented the reflecting lens in 1927.-Career:...
(born 1975), English actor born in Manchester - James Murray (puppeteer), see The Adventures of Timmy the ToothThe Adventures of Timmy the ToothThe Adventures of Timmy the Tooth is a direct to video musical puppet series made in the early 1990s. It was about the adventures of a talking tooth named Timmy and all his friends. The 10 videos feature the gang of Flossmore Valley as they go on adventures using their imaginations...
- James Austin MurrayJames Austin MurrayJames Austin Murray is a New York based artist. His works comprise both sculpture and painting but mainly painting...
(born 1969), painter in New York - Jim Murray (comics), British comics artist, see Sláine (comics)Sláine (comics)Sláine is a comic hero from the pages of 2000 AD - one of Britain's most popular comic books.Sláine is a barbarian fantasy adventure series based on Celtic myths and stories which first appeared in 1983, written by Pat Mills and initially drawn by his then wife, Angela Kincaid. Most of the early...
- Jim Murray (musician)Jim Murray (musician)Jim Murray was a guitarist and harmonica player for the psychedelic blues rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service. He left the band in late 1967 shortly before they recorded their first album....
, San Francisco musician of the 1960s - Jamie Murray (The Real World), cast member on MTV's The Real World television series
Sport
- James Murray (boxer)James Murray (boxer)James Murray was a Scottish professional bantamweight boxer. He died as a result of injuries sustained in his last fight.Murray was born in Lanark, Scotland...
(1969–1995), Scottish professional boxer who died from injuries sustained in a boxing fight - James Murray (hurler)James Murray (hurler)James Murray is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Tallow and with the Waterford senior inter-county team.-Club:...
(born 1978), Irish hurler who plays with Waterford GAA - Jamie MurrayJamie MurrayJamie Robert Murray is a British tennis player from Scotland who specialises in doubles and is Britain's number 1 doubles player. He is the older brother of Andy Murray. He won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 2007 with Jelena Janković. Murray had an early career partnership with Eric Butorac,...
(born 1986), Scottish tennis player, specialist doubles player - Jamie Murray (footballer)Jamie Murray (footballer)James "Jamie" Murray is a retired Scottish professional footballer, the father of current player Antonio Murray.-Career:After beginning as an apprentice at Rivet Sports, Murray played professionally for Cambridge United, Sunderland and Brentford. He later played non-league football for Soham Town...
, Scottish football fullback with Cambridge United and Brentford in the 1970s and 1980s - Jim "Bearcat" MurrayBearcat MurrayJim "Bearcat" Murray is a former athletic trainer for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame by the Professional Hockey Athletic Trainers Society and the Society of Professional Hockey Equipment Managers.-Early life:Murray was born in...
(born 1933), Canadian ice hockey trainer - Jim Murray (ice hockey)Jim Murray (ice hockey)James Arnold Murray is a former professional ice hockey defenceman, who played 30 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings...
(born 1943), Canadian ice hockey player - Jim Murray (American football), American football executive
- Jim Murray (pitcher) (1900–1973), US baseball player for Brooklyn Robins
- Jim Murray (outfielder)Jim Murray (outfielder)James Oscar Murray , was a Major League Baseball outfielder from 1902-1914.- External links :...
(1878–1945) - Jimmy Murray (English footballer)Jimmy Murray (English footballer)Colin James Robert 'Jimmy' Murray was an English footballer, who spent the majority of his league career with Wolverhampton Wanderers.-Career:...
(1935–2008), English football striker with Wolves, Manchester City and Walsall in the 1950s and 1960s - Jimmy Murray (Gaelic footballer)Jimmy Murray (Gaelic footballer)Jimmy Murray was an Irish sportsperson who played Gaelic football with Roscommon in the 1940s.-Early & private life:...
(1917–2007), Roscommon All-Ireland winning Gaelic football captain of the 1940s - Jimmy Murray (footballer born 1880)Jimmy Murray (footballer born 1880)James Arthur "Jimmy" Murray was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa and Small Heath. He played as a right-sided forward....
, Scottish footballer of the 20th century - Jimmy Murray (footballer born 1933), Scottish footballer who played for Heart of Midlothian and the Scotland national team
Other
- James Murray, 2nd Earl of Annandale (d. 1658)
- Sir James Murray, 5th Baronet (d. 1769)
- J. A. MurrayJ. A. Murray (naturalist)James A. Murray was a zoologist and museum curator in Karachi.He was a Member of the Bombay Natural History Society and Anthropological Society of Bombay, a manager at the Victoria Natural History Institute and curator at the Kurrachee Municipal Library and Museum.-Publications:*Murray, J.A. The...
, naturalist - James Murray (Broughton) (1727–1799), entrepreneur from Broughton, Scotland
- Sir James Murray, 10th Baronet (c.1814–1843)
- Sir James Murray (lexicographer)James Murray (lexicographer)Sir James Augustus Henry Murray was a Scottish lexicographer and philologist. He was the primary editor of the Oxford English Dictionary from 1879 until his death.-Life and learning:...
(1837–1915), Scottish lexicographer who was the most famous editor of the Oxford English Dictionary - James D. MurrayJames D. MurrayJames Dickson Murray FRS, is Professor Emeritus of applied mathematics at University of Washington and University of Oxford.Educated at St. Andrews University where he received with honours a Bachelor Degree in...
(born 1931), mathematics professor - Jim Murray (sportswriter)Jim Murray (sportswriter)James Patrick Murray was an American sportswriter at the Los Angeles Times from 1961 to 1998.Many of his achievements include winning the NSSA's Sportswriter of the Year award an astounding fourteen times...
(1919–1998), an American sportswriter - Jim Murray (writer)Jim Murray (writer)Jim Murray is an English writer and journalist. He is best known for his observations on whisky and his annually updated book on the subject, Jim Murray's Whisky Bible.-Life:Murray was born in Merstham, Surrey...
(born 1957), English-born whisky writer - James Murray (biologist)James Murray (biologist)James Murray was a biologist and explorer.-Career:In 1902, he helped on a biological survey of the Scottish lochs. In 1907, at the age of 41, he served under Shackleton on the Nimrod Expedition. He was in charge of base camp.After the expedition, in 1913, he co-wrote a book titled Antarctic Days...
(1865–1914), Scottish-born biologist and explorer - James Murray (CBC journalist)