Murray W. Stand

{{Short description|American politician (1897 – 1956}}

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Murray W. Stand (1897{{snd}}May 17, 1956) was an American politician who served the 4th district of the New York City Board of Aldermen during the 1920s and 1930s. The majority leader of the Board, he later became the Chairman of the World's Fair Commission in 1937.{{cite news |title=Heads Fair Commission; Alderman Murray Stand named Chairman of Body |work=The New York Times |page=19 |date=June 19, 1937}} He died of a heart attack on May 17, 1956, while attending a service at the Civic Center Synagogue.{{cite news |title=Murray W. Stand, City Clerk, dead |work=The New York Times |page=25 |date=May 18, 1956}}