Murray, John, 1879-1964
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Birth Date
- 1879-02-28
Death Date
- 1964-12-28
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Liberal Party (Great Britain)
- Organization: University College of the South West of England
- Organization: Christ Church (University of Oxford)
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Consultative Committee for Independent Education
- Organization: Great Britain. Ministry of Munitions. Labour Regulation Department
Birth Place
- Fraserburgh (Scotland)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
Great Britain--Politics and government
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- found: The truth about Germany, 1922:title page (John Murray, M.P. for West Leeds)
- found: Wikipedia, viewed December 23, 2019(John Murray (Liberal politician); John Murray (February 28, 1879-December 28, 1964) was a Scottish civil servant, university administrator and Liberal Party politician; he was born in Fraserburgh in Aberdeenshire; he attended the University of Aberdeen where he obtained an MA degree; he also studied at Christ Church, Oxford and was a Prize Fellow of Merton College, Oxford in 1905; in 1908 he was Student and Keeper of Christ Church; from 1910-1915, he was Censor of Christ Church, Oxford; in 1915 he went to work in the Labour Regulation Department of the Ministry of Munitions; he also held a position as officer in charge of a section of the Board of Education which considered the grant of university awards to former servicemen; from 1920-1921 he was Chairman of the Central Committee established under the Profiteering Acts to investigate and report on price increases; he was Liberal Party MP for West Leeds in 1918 and 1922; after his Parliamentary career, he was Principal of the University College of the South West of England from 1926-1951; he also served on the Consultative Committee for Independent Education; his professional interest in education led him to accept a number of governorships of schools including Bryanston School, St Martin-in-the-Fields High School for Girls and Gordonstoun School; he also served as a member of a committee on higher education in East Africa in 1936-37; in recognition of his public services, he received the honorary degrees of Doctor of Laws from Aberdeen University, and Doctor of Letters from Columbia University in New York City and Exeter University; he died in London on December 28, 1964)
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- 2019-12-23: new
- 2019-12-24: revised
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