biography
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Murray, James Edward
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| male
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| lived:
| (1876–1961)
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| biography:
| US senator, born near St Thomas, Ontario, Canada. He studied law at New York University, and became a US citizen (1901) and set up a law practice in Butte, MT. He served in the US Senate (Democrat, Montana, 1934–61) where he supported Roosevelt's policies. His advocacy of national health insurance and conservation measures was ahead of its time. |
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