Lawrence J. Murray Jr.
{{short description|American politician}}
Lawrence J. Murray (June 20, 1910 – March 15, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He was born on June 20, 1910, the son of Lawrence J. Murray (born 1874) and Emma (Brennan) Murray and attended St. Peter's Parochial School in Haverstraw.[https://books.google.com/books?id=x8QGAQAAIAAJ&q=red+book+lawrence+j+murray+born+1910 New York Red Book] (1940; pg. 119)
Murray Jr was a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly (Rockland Co.) in 1938 and 1939–40. In January 1940, he was charged with embezzling. For some time, he had stolen a total amount of $49,102 from the accounts of a mentally incompetent client which he subsequently lost betting on horses. On April 4, 1940, he was convicted of first-degree grand larceny,[https://www.nytimes.com/1940/04/05/archives/murray-convicted-in-theft-of-49102-rockland-assemblyman-found.html MURRAY CONVICTED IN THEFT OF $49,102] in the New York Times on April 5, 1940 (subscription required) and the next day sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison.[https://www.nytimes.com/1940/04/06/archives/murray-is-sentenced-to-5-to-10-year-term-assemblyman-loses-seat-and.html MURRAY IS SENTENCED TO 5 TO 10 YEAR TERM] in the New York Times on April 6, 1940 (subscription required) The conviction automatically removed him from his Assembly seat, and he was disbarred by the Appellate Division.[https://books.google.com/books?id=PSxDAAAAYAAJ&q=lawrence+murray Reports of Cases Heard and Determined in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York] (1941; Vol. 261, pg. 915ff) He was released on parole by Governor Charles Poletti on December 29, 1942.[https://www.nytimes.com/1942/12/30/archives/poletti-paroles-murray-governor-commutes-sentence-of-former.html POLETTI PAROLES MURRAY] in the New York Times on December 30, 1942 (subscription required)
In March 1952, Murray was arrested for illegally taking bets.[https://www.nytimes.com/1952/03/30/archives/bookie-raid-nets-exassemblyman-former-police-chief-and-two-others.html BOOKIE RAID NETS EX-ASSEMBLYMAN] in the New York Times on March 30, 1952 (subscription required)
Murray died on March 15, 2000.[http://sortedbyname.com/pages/m121688.html "Lawrence J. Murray"] at Social Security Info
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Category:People from Haverstraw, New York
Category:Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
Category:Disbarred New York (state) lawyers
Category:American people convicted of theft
Category:20th-century American lawyers
Category:New York (state) politicians convicted of crimes
Category:20th-century members of the New York State Legislature