Lawrence J. Murray Jr.
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. He attended St. Peter's Parochial School in Haverstraw.[1]
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 over some time 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,[2] and the next day sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison.[3] The conviction automatically removed him from his Assembly seat, and he was disbarred by the Appellate Division.[4]
He was released on parole by Governor Charles Poletti on December 29, 1942.[5]
In March 1952, he was arrested for illegally taking bets.[6]
He died on March 15, 2000.[7]
Sources
- ^ New York Red Book (1940; pg. 119)
- ^ MURRAY CONVICTED IN THEFT OF $49,102 in the New York Times on April 5, 1940 (subscription required)
- ^ MURRAY IS SENTENCED TO 5 TO 10 YEAR TERM in the New York Times on April 6, 1940 (subscription required)
- ^ 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)
- ^ POLETTI PAROLES MURRAY in the New York Times on December 30, 1942 (subscription required)
- ^ BOOKIE RAID NETS EX-ASSEMBLYMAN in the New York Times on March 30, 1952 (subscription required)
- ^ "Lawrence J. Murray" at Social Security Info