James Alexander Murray | |
Order: | 16th Premier of New Brunswick |
Term Start: | February 1, 1917 |
Term End: | April 4, 1917 |
Predecessor: | George J. Clarke |
Successor: | Walter E. Foster |
Lieutenant Governor: | Josiah Wood |
Office1: | MLA for Kings |
Term Start1: | March 3, 1908 |
Term End1: | October 9, 1920 |
Successor1: | Ormond W. Wetmore |
Alongside1: | George Burpee Jones, Frederick M. Sproule, Hedley V. Dickson |
Birth Date: | November 9, 1864 |
Birth Place: | Moncton, New Brunswick, British North American |
Death Place: | Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada |
Party: | Conservative |
Occupation: | businessman |
Profession: | politician |
James Alexander Murray (9 November 1864 in Moncton, New Brunswick – 16 February 1960) 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.