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Johnston Murray (July 21, 1902 – April 16, 1974) was an American lawyer and the 14th governor of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as governor from 1951 to 1955. After his term ended, he worked as an attorney for the Oklahoma State Department of Welfare until his death on April 16, 1974. His father, William H. Murray, was the ninth governor of Oklahoma and the president of the constitutional convention leading up to statehood. Both are buried in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. ==Early life and career== Murray was born July 21, 1902, in the mansion of the Chickasaw Nation's Governor at Emet, Johnston County, Indian Territory. His early education was governed by the location of the work of his famous father, former Gov. William H. Murray. Murray married Marion Draughon of Sulphur, Oklahoma, in 1923, and had one child.〔 After graduation from the Murray State School of Agriculture (now Murray State College) in 1924, he went to Bolivia where he lived for four years trying to make a success of his father's colonization expedition there.〔Dowell, Erin, "(Murray, Johnston (1902–1974) )," ''(Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture )'' (accessed May 27, 2010).〕 When he returned to Oklahoma, he worked in oil and gas fields, rising to the role of plant manager.〔Myers, Jim L. "Johnston Murray Governor of Oklahoma 1951-1955." Fischer, LeRoy H., ed., ''Oklahoma's Governors, 1929-1955: Depression to Prosperity'' (Oklahoma Historical Society, 1983), pp 174-195. ISBN 0-941498-34-4〕 Murray divorced his wife in 1929 and married Willie Roberta Emerson in 1933.〔 Murray received his law degree from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 1947. He was chairman of the Oklahoma Electoral College in 1940, and a member of the Electoral College again in 1948.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Oklahoma Governor Johnston Murray )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Johnston Murray」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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