Reg Murray | |
Senator for Tasmania | |
Term Start: | 1 July 1947 |
Term End: | 19 March 1951 |
Birth Date: | 1909 4, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Wellington, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
Party: | Labor |
Reginald James Murray (25 April 1909 – 25 November 1962) was an Australian politician. Born in Wellington, New Zealand,[1] he was educated at Hobart High School before becoming a clerk and airlines officer, and later an official with the Clerks' Union. He was Treasurer of the Tasmanian Labor Party before serving in the military from 1939 to 1947. In 1946, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Tasmania. He held the seat until his defeat in 1951, after which he became private secretary to Senator Nick McKenna. Murray died in 1962.[2] [3]