Ed Murray (Tennessee politician)

Charles Edward Murray (August 16, 1928 – May 29, 2009) was speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives for two terms, from 1987 to 1991.[1]

Ed Murray
78th Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office
January 13, 1987 – January 8, 1991
Preceded byNed McWherter
Succeeded byJimmy Naifeh
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 39th district
In office
1971–1991
Preceded byPat Lynch
Succeeded byBill Rigsby
Personal details
Born(1928-08-16)August 16, 1928
Decherd, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedMay 29, 2009(2009-05-29) (aged 80)
The Villages, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

A Democrat and a native of Decherd, Tennessee, he was widely regarded as a protégé of Ned Ray McWherter, the previous speaker, who became Tennessee governor in 1987.[2]

A native of Decherd, Tennessee, Murray attended Franklin County public schools, the University of the South, Middle Tennessee State University, and Nashville School of Law. He worked as a lawyer.[1]

He was first elected to the state House in 1970, representing the 39th District, and served from 1971 to 1991. After Ned McWherter won the 1986 gubernatorial election, Murray was voted on January 13, 1987 to serve as Speaker of the House.[3] He did not seek re-election in 1990, and was subsequently appointed claims commissioner for Middle Tennessee by McWherter. He retired from that office in 1995.[1][4]

Murray died on May 29, 2009, in The Villages, Florida, where he had made his home since 2004.[1]

References
  1. "Charles Murray Obituary - Nashville, TN | The Tennessean".
  2. "Tennessee Political Timeline". 10ec.com.
  3. "HOUSE JOURNAL of the NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY of the STATE OF TENNESSEE ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION JANUARY 13, 1987" (PDF). capitol.tn.gov. Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  4. Associated Press, Former House Speaker Ed Murray dies of cancer Archived 2012-02-23 at the Wayback Machine, June 1, 2009; retrieved from WATE-TV website, June 7, 2009


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