Clark Murray (politician)
Canadian politician
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| Intro | Canadian politician | |
| Places | Canada | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 24 July 1900 | |
| Death | 28 November 1983 (aged 83 years) |
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Alexander Clark Murray (24 July 1900 – 28 November 1983) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in West Zorra Township, Ontario and became a pharmacist after graduating from high school (Woodstock Collegiate Institute) then the College of Pharmacy affiliated with the University of Toronto. He operated Clark Murray Pharmacy in Woodstock, Ontario.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Oxford riding in the 1949 general election and served for one term. Murray was defeated by Wally Nesbitt of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1953 federal election.
He died 28 November 1983.