Thomas de Montmorency Murray-Prior
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Preceded byGeorge Thorn
Succeeded byCharles Moffatt Jenkinson
BornThomas de Montmorency Murray-Prior
27 January 1848
27 January 1848
Died11 December 1902 (aged 54)
Thomas Murray-Prior | |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Fassifern | |
| In office 11 March 1902 – 11 December 1902 | |
| Preceded by | George Thorn |
| Succeeded by | Charles Moffatt Jenkinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas de Montmorency Murray-Prior 27 January 1848 |
| Died | 11 December 1902 (aged 54) |
| Spouse |
Florence Claudia Moor
(m. 1878) |
| Relations | Rosa Praed (sister) |
| Parent | Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior (father) |
| Occupation | Grazier, Goldminer |
Thomas de Montmorency Murray-Prior (27 January 1848 – 11 December 1902) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
He was born in Bromelton to politician Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior and Matilda Harpur. He attended school in Brisbane and Hobart, working as a pastoralist at Maroon before becoming a miner in the Palmer goldfield.[1]
He married Florence Claudia Moor on 18 March 1878 at Bowen. He inherited Maroon Station on his father's death in 1892, and also became vice-president of the Queensland Chamber of Agriculture.[1]