CS Con ★★★ Murray, John Perry Sr. - C.S. Congressman, TN

John Perry Murray

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Born: July 14, 1830

Birthplace: Gainesboro, Tennessee

Father: Thomas Murray 1789 – 1852

Mother: Nancy Walker Butler 1790 – 1850

Wife: Evaline Elizabeth Eaton 1838 – 1878
(Buried: John Perry Murray Family Cemetery, Gainesboro, Tennessee)​

Children:

George Bancroft Murray 1853 – 1930​
(Buried: Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee)​
Nannie Murray Cunningham 1856 – 1930​
(Buried: Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)​
Alice Murray 1858 – 1898​
(Buried: John Perry Murray Family Cemetery, Gainesboro, Tennessee)​
Eva Eveline Murray Crabtree 1872 – 1942​
(Buried: Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)​
John Perry Murray Jr. 1876 – 1946​
(Buried: Fairmont Cemetery, San Angelo, Texas)​

Political Party: Democratic Party

Occupation before War:


Known as one of the ablest Attorneys in the state of Tennessee​
Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court in Tennessee​

Civil War Career:

1861: Enlisted a Private in infantry company in 28th​ Tennessee​
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 28th​ Tennessee Infantry Regiment​
1862: Wounded during the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee​
1862: Declined reelection to the rank of Colonel in 28th​ Tennessee
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1862 – 1863: Colonel of Murray’s Tennessee Cavalry Regiment​
1864 – 1865: Confederate States Congressman from Tennessee​
1864 – 1865: Member of House Indian Affairs Committee​
Recognized the country’s absolute dependence on effective army.​
Seldom denied the army anything that interfered.​
Introduced bills five times intended to ease a lot of the soldiers.​
1864: Made a speech against the “imaginary dangers” that caused suspensions of the writ of habeas corpus.​
His Speech was published in Richmond Daily Enquirer Newspaper

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1895: Attorney in Gainesboro, Tennessee​

Died: December 21, 1895

Place of Death: Gainesboro, Tennessee

Age at time of Death: 65 years old

Burial Place: John Perry Murray Family Cemetery, Gainesboro, Tennessee
 
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