Chic Murray (politician)
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
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| name = Chic Murray
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| order = 2nd Mayor of Mississauga
| term_start = 1972
| term_end = 1974
| predecessor = Robert Speck
| successor = Martin Dobkin
| order2 = Reeve of Toronto Township
| term_start2 = 1968
| term_end2 = 1972
| predecessor2 = Robert Speck
| successor2 = Louis H. Parsons
| birth_name = Charles Myron Murray
| birth_date = {{birth date|1914|2|9|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|1984|7|5|1914|2|9|mf=yes}}
| death_place = Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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| spouse = Josephine Murray
| children = 4
| profession = Salesman
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Charles Myron "Chic" Murray{{cite web|title=Murray, Charles Myron|url=http://www.heritagemississauga.com/page/Charles-Myron-Murray|work=Heritage Profiles|publisher=Heritage Mississauga|accessdate=15 December 2014|year=2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226180758/http://www.heritagemississauga.com/page/Charles-Myron-Murray|archive-date=26 December 2014|url-status=dead}} (February 9, 1914 – July 5, 1984) was a Canadian politician who served as the second Mayor of the Town of Mississauga, before it amalgamated with several surrounding towns to form the current City of Mississauga.{{cite web|title=Speck, Robert|url=http://www.heritagemississauga.com/page/Robert-Speck|work=Heritage Profiles|publisher=Heritage Mississauga|accessdate=2 March 2014|year=2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308081606/http://www.heritagemississauga.com/page/Robert-Speck|archive-date=8 March 2014|url-status=dead}}
Politics
Murray was elected Ward 3 councillor in Toronto Township in 1957. He became deputy reeve of Toronto Township from 1959 to 1968, and Reeve of the Town of Mississauga from 1968 to 1972. Murray took over as Mayor of the Town of Mississauga following the death of Robert Speck, who died while in office in 1972.{{cite news |title=Mayor of Prince Albert resigns, cites lack of support in council |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=April 13, 1972 |page=8}} Following the formation of the City of Mississauga, Murray lost the City of Mississauga mayoral election to medical doctor Martin Dobkin in 1974. Murray briefly served as a City Councillor for Ward 3 after winning a by-election in 1975, before retiring from politics in 1976.
Personal life
Chic Murray was born in Toronto in 1914 and worked as a salesman until he entered public life. He married Josephine Keith on September 24, 1938 and had four children. Murray died in Mississauga in 1984. The Chic Murray Indoor Arena at the Burnhamthorpe Community Centre in Mississauga is named in his honour.{{cite web|title=Burnhamthorpe Community Centre|url=http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/burnhamthorpe|website=Mississauga Recreation and Parks|publisher=City of Mississauga|accessdate=16 December 2014}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141226180758/http://www.heritagemississauga.com/page/Charles-Myron-Murray Profile at Heritage Mississauga]
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Category:Politicians from Toronto
Category:Mayors of Mississauga