John L. Murray (January 25, 1806 – January 31, 1842) was a

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from

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. Born in Pennsylvania, Murray studied law and was admitted to the bar. He moved to Kentucky and held several local offices. He served three terms in the

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1830–1835. Murray was elected as a

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to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839). He died in

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, January 31, 1842. He was interred in Irvin Cemetery.

Murray, Kentucky Murray is a Home rule in the United States, home rule-class city in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States. It is the County seat, seat of Calloway County and the 19th-largest list of Ky cities, city in Kentucky. The city's population was 17,3 ...

- a town in the southwest portion of the state - was named in honor of him.

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