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John Murray (Victorian politician)

John Murray, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Victoria (died 1916)

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Born
July 8, 1851
Died
May 4, 1916
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1851

About John Murray (Victorian politician)

John (Jack) Murray was an Australian politician who was the 23rd premier of Victoria from 1909 to 1912. Although the Labor Party won the 1910 federal elections, it remained much weaker in Victoria than in other states, and at the 1911 state elections Murray's Liberals were re-elected with 43 seats to Labor's 20. John (Jack) Murray (8 July 1851 – 4 May 1916) was an Australian politician who was the 23rd premier of Victoria from 1909 to 1912. A History of the Parliament of Victoria, 1856-1990, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1992 Serle, Percival (1949). "Murray, John".

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John Murray (Victorian politician) timeline

  1. John (Jack) Murray (8 July 1851 – 4 May 1916) was an Australian politician who was the 23rd premier of Victoria from 1909 to 1912.
  2. A History of the Parliament of Victoria, 1856-1990, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1992 Serle, Percival (1949). "Murray, John".
  3. Although the Labor Party won the 1910 federal elections, it remained much weaker in Victoria than in other states, and at the 1911 state elections Murray's Liberals were re-elected with 43 seats to Labor's 20.

The world when John Murray (Victorian politician) was born

John Murray (Victorian politician) was born in 1851. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1851

  • Best-selling bookMoby-Dick by Herman Melville

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGreat Exhibition in London — first World's Fair
  • Technology milestoneIsaac Singer patents practical sewing machine
  • World population~1.31B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderMillard Fillmore
  • U.S. population23.8M

1851 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in John Murray (Victorian politician)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18512026
Population23.8M341 million

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