Skip Ribbon Commands
Skip to main content
MENU
Skip Navigation LinksHome Members Former Members

Former Member Details

Mr David MURRAY (1885 - 1928)

Member Photo
Date of Birth: 15/02/1885
Place of Birth: Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 05/08/1928
Place of Death: Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member for Hamilton 08 Oct 1927 05 Aug 1928 9 months 29 days
Member for Newcastle 30 May 1925 07 Sep 1927 2 years 3 months 9 days
Member for Newcastle 25 Mar 1922 18 Apr 1925 3 years 25 days
Member for Newcastle 30 Aug 1921 17 Feb 1922 5 months 19 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 30 Aug 1921 05 Aug 1928 6 years 11 months 7 days
Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP).
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Painter. Educated at St Benedict's school, Chippendale; apprenticed as a painter with Tramways branch, Railways Department in 1901, Randwick from 1905 until 1906, Newcastle from 1906 until 1913, Honeysuckle from 1913 until 1917, dismissed in 1917 strike, re-employed as a car cleaner; branch secretary of Amalgamated Coachmakers' Union; secretary of Newcastle Eight Hour committee.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman at Hamilton from 1917 until 1922.
Personal
Son of Richard Francis Murray, stevedore, and Catherine O'Connell. Married Catherine Gaffney in 1910 and had issue, 2 daughters and 2 sons. Roman Catholic. Funeral at Woronora cemetery from St Brigid's Roman Catholic Church, Marrickville.
Additional Information

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.