John F. Murray (politician)
John F. Murray | |
|---|---|
| Second Borough President of The Bronx | |
| In office August 29, 1909 – December 31, 1909 | |
| Preceded by | Louis F. Haffen |
| Succeeded by | Cyrus C. Miller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1862 |
| Died | December 31, 1928 |
| Party | Democratic |
John F. Murray (1862 – December 31, 1928) was the Commissioner of Public Works in The Bronx, New York, and the second Bronx borough president. He became acting borough president in August 1909 upon the removal of Louis F. Haffen by New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes.[1][2] He was then elected interim borough president for the remainder of Haffen's term by a unanimous vote of the eight men representing The Bronx on the New York City Board of Aldermen.[3] At the time Murray was the Commissioner of Public Works.[1] Murray did not run for election in November 1909 for a full term as borough president, and was succeeded by Cyrus C. Miller.[4]
Murray suffered from Bright's disease and anemia for about a year before dying on December 31, 1928 in a Metropolitan Life Insurance Company sanitarium in Mount McGregor, New York.[5]
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- ^ a b "Unlikely to Name Haffen's Successor – Bronx Aldermen Expected to Put Off Action Until After the Regular Election – John F. Murray in His Place – Commissioner of Public Works Becomes Acting President of the Bronx – Haffen's Order of Removal Filed". The New York Times. 1 September 1909. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, August 31, 1909, Image 6". New-York tribune. 31 August 1909. p. 6. Retrieved 16 August 2020 – via National Endowment for the Humanities.
- ^ "Haffen Compels Murray's Selection — Scores a Big Point in Fight to Retain His Grip on Bronx Politics — May Mean Renomination — Aldermen Vote Unanimously for Haffen's Public Works Commissioner to Succeed His Chief". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Gaynor Wins; Tammany Loses All The Rest — A Clean Sweep by Fusion of All Offices Outside of the Mayoralty — Gaynor's Plurality 72,500 — But Fusion Has Carried the Board of Estimate and with It City Control — Whitman District Attorney — Beats George Gordon Battle for the Office by About 22,000 Votes — All Patronage to Fusion — Controllership, Aldermanic Presidency, County Offices, and Supreme Court — All Gone — Borough Presidents, Too — McAneny Wins in Manhattan, Gresser Carries Queens, Miller the Bronx — And Roesch Is Beaten". The New York Times. 3 November 1909. p. 1. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "J.F. Murray Dead – Ex-Bronx President – Supervisor of Metropolitan Life Company Succumbs of Mount McGregor – Body Is Brought By Plane – Began Life on a Farm and Became Head of Insurance Force of 7,000 Employes". The New York Times. 1 January 1929. Retrieved 16 August 2020.