Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Andrew Chastain Murray

Full Name: Andrew Chastain Murray
Other surnames: Murry
Birth date: July 28, 1848
Death date: July 2, 1925

Terms of Service

House, 34th Legislature
1/12/1915 - 1/9/1917
Democrat
House, 33rd Legislature
1/14/1913 - 1/12/1915
Democrat
House, 32nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ Legislature
7/31/1911 - 1/14/1913
Democrat
House, 28th Legislature
1/13/1903 - 1/10/1905
Democrat
House, 23rd Legislature
1/10/1893 - 1/8/1895
Democrat

(1) Andrew C. Murray, sworn 7/31/1911, succeeded Thomas Kraitcher, Sr., died 5/28/1911. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in 23rd, 28th, 33rd, and 34th Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

33rd Legislature, 1st C.S. - Condolence with A.C. Murray, 8/7/1913, p. 174. Resolution, "Mrs. A.C. Murray, wife of our fellow member, A.C. Murray, of Burleson county, departed this life this morning at their home. . ." House Journal .

Photographs

Photograph. A.C. Murray, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Photograph. A.C. Murray, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.C. Murray, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.C. Murray, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.C. Murray, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Census of 1910 - Andrew C. Murray, Burleson County, age 62, born in Virginia, farmer, wife Amanda E. Murray. FamilySearch .
Andrew Chastain Murray, birth date 7/28/1848 in Virginia; death date 7/21/1925 in Dublin, Erath County, Texas; retired legislator. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
A.C. Murray, birth date 7/28/1848, death date 7/2/1925, burial in Masonic Cemetery, Caldwell, Burleson County. Find a Grave .
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News .
A.C. Murray, Caldwell, Burleson County, Tex. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1916. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Political Graveyard: a Database of Historic Cemeteries .
Death notice, "A.C. Murray Dead," Lampasas Leader, 7/10/1925, p. 5, crediting Lampasas Public Library. Death date 7/2/1925. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Burleson County Marriages, Volume II, pp. 355-424, transcribed and submitted by Linda Houck. Andrew C. Murray marriage to Amanda E. Stamps on 6/22/1869, p. 372.
Andrew Christian Murry, birth date 7/28/1848, death date 7/2/1925, burial in Masonic Cemetery, husband of Amanda E. Murray. Burleson County, TXGenWeb Project . Masonic Cemetery - M Burleson County Marriages, Volume II