Biography

11/15/1885 - 11/12/1948

William Crawford Murdoch (R44) Allegheny (Part) County 1919-1922

Early Life:

William Crawford Murdoch, born November 15, 1885, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; son of William and Mary Stewart Murdoch; sales, manager, Murdoch Ice Cream Company; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1915-1918; not a candidate for reelection, 1919; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1919-1922; employed, Pennsylvania State Senate; married, Grace H. Hamilton Murdoch, son, William Crawford Murdoch Jr.; died, November 12, 1948, heart attack, Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; interment, East Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1915-1918; not a candidate for reelection, 1919.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 44th district, Allegheny (Part) County, 1919-1922; committee assignments, Appropriations, Banks and Building and Loan Associations, Canals and Inland Navigation, Game and Fisheries (Chairman), Judicial Apportionment, Legislative Apportionment, Municipal Affairs, Pensions and Gratuities, Public Grounds and Buildings, Public Health and Sanitation, Public Printing.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Cited:

The Pennsylvania Manual, (1921-1922). Miller, H.P., (Compiler). Baker, W.H., (Assistant Compiler). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 1346, 1357, Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 1322. 

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members M". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Saturday, November 13, 1948 · Page 10.

William Crawford Murdoch Sr. (1885-1948) - Find a Grave Memorial