Hardware merchant.
Born at Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland on 23 February 1878, he came to Manitoba in 1900 and worked in the lumber business and was a grain buyer for the Imperial Elevator Company. In 1909, he started the firm of Murray & Jameson at Altamont, selling hardware, lumber, and automobiles, and also at Swan River and Holland. He was with the Monarch Lumber Company for many years before retiring to Brandon in 1955.
On 18 December 1912, he married Maude Evelyn Miner (1890-1975) and they had three children: Joyce Taylor Murray (1913-?, wife of Hugh Smith), James Gladwyn Murray (1921-?), and Claire Murray (?-?, wife of Stewart Goldstone). He was a member of the Masons (Brandon Lodge No. 19) and IOOF.
He died at Brandon on 17 July 1973 and was buried in the Altamont Cemetery.
Marriage registration [James Murray, Maud Evelyn Miner], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registration [Joyce Taylor Murray, James Gladwyn Murray], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Pioneers and Prominent People of Manitoba, Winnipeg: Canadian Publicity Company, 1925.
Obituary, Brandon Sun, 18 July 1973, page 22.
Obituary [Maude Evelyn Murray], Brandon Sun, 6 October 1975, page 12.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 29 April 2024
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