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John R. Murdock | |
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.jpg) Murdock in 1940 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromArizona | |
| In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Isabella Greenway |
| Succeeded by | John Rhodes |
| Constituency | At-large (1937–49) 1st district (1949–53) |
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| Born | (1885-04-20)April 20, 1885 Lewistown, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | February 14, 1972(1972-02-14) (aged 86) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Myrtle Cheney Murdock |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa University of Arizona University of California, Berkeley |
John Robert Murdock (April 20, 1885 –February 14, 1972) was aU.S. Representative fromArizona.
Born in homestead nearLewistown, Missouri, Murdock attended the public schools. He graduated from State Teachers' College,Kirksville, Missouri, in 1912 and received a bachelor's degree at theUniversity of Iowa in 1925. He attended graduate school at theUniversity of Arizona and at theUniversity of California at Berkeley.
He was an elementary school teacher and principal in Missouri before he went to the University of Iowa. He was an instructor in the Normal School atTempe, Arizona, predecessor ofArizona State University. He was then Dean of this institution from 1933 to 1937. He wrote several textbooks on history and government.
Murdock was elected as aDemocrat to the75th Congress and to the seven succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1937 to January 3, 1953. For his first six terms, he was one of twoat-large congressmen from Arizona. When the state was split into two districts in 1948, Murdock was elected from the1st District, comprisingPhoenix andMaricopa County. He served as chairman of the Committee on Memorials (Seventy-eighth Congress), Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation (Seventy-ninth Congress), and Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (Eighty-second Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1952 to theEighty-third Congress, losing toRepublican challengerJohn Jacob Rhodes. He was the first Democratic incumbent to lose a House election in the state.
He was married to Myrtle Cheney Murdock, who popularized the accomplishments ofConstantino Brumidi.[1]
He retired and resided inScottsdale, Arizona and died inPhoenix, Arizona on February 14, 1972. He was interred inDouble Butte Cemetery,Tempe, Arizona.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromArizona's at-large congressional district 1937–1949 | Succeeded by Seat eliminated |
| Preceded by Seat created | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromArizona's 1st congressional district 1949–1953 | Succeeded by |
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