Howard J. McMurray
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Howard Johnstone McMurray (March 3, 1901 – August 14, 1961) was a U.S. Representative
from Wisconsin
.
Born in Harvey County, near Mount Hope, Kansas
, McMurray attended the public schools, Berea Academy at Berea, Kentucky
, and high school at Madison, Wisconsin
.
He was graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison
in 1936.
He engaged in the life insurance business 1923–1928, and was an executive with air transport companies 1928–1935.
He was a teacher of political science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
1936–1942.
McMurray was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-eighth Congress (January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1944, but was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election to the United States Senate
in 1944 and again in 1946. He is best known for his 1946 campaign in which he lost in a landslide to the Republican Conservative candidate, Joseph McCarthy
. He was also a notable academic, serving as Lecturer in political science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
in 1945 and 1946, Professor of political science at Occidental College, Los Angeles, California
from 1947 to 1949, and as Professor of government, University of New Mexico
, from 1949 until his death in Albuquerque, New Mexico
, August 14, 1961.
He was interred in Fairview Park Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
.
Born in Harvey County, near Mount Hope, Kansas
Mount Hope, Kansas
Mount Hope is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 813.-Geography:Mount Hope is located at...
, McMurray attended the public schools, Berea Academy at Berea, Kentucky
Berea, Kentucky
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 9,851 people, 3,693 households, and 2,426 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,055.4 people per square mile . There were 4,115 housing units at an average density of 440.9 per square mile...
, and high school at Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
.
He was graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
in 1936.
He engaged in the life insurance business 1923–1928, and was an executive with air transport companies 1928–1935.
He was a teacher of political science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
1936–1942.
McMurray was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Seventy-eighth Congress (January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1944, but was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election to the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
in 1944 and again in 1946. He is best known for his 1946 campaign in which he lost in a landslide to the Republican Conservative candidate, Joseph McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy
Joseph Raymond "Joe" McCarthy was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957...
. He was also a notable academic, serving as Lecturer in political science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
in 1945 and 1946, Professor of political science at Occidental College, Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
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from 1947 to 1949, and as Professor of government, University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution...
, from 1949 until his death in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
, August 14, 1961.
He was interred in Fairview Park Cemetery.