William H. Murfree | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 | |
| Preceded by | Lemuel Sawyer |
| Succeeded by | Lemuel Sawyer |
| Member of theNorth Carolina General Assembly | |
| In office 1805 1812 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1781-10-02)October 2, 1781 |
| Died | January 19, 1827(1827-01-19) (aged 45) |
| Party | Democratic-Republican |
| Relations | David W. Dickinson (nephew) |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
William Hardy Murfree (October 2, 1781 – January 19, 1827), born inHertford County, North Carolina, was a member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina.
He graduated in 1801 from theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced inEdenton, North Carolina.
Murfee became a member of theNorth Carolina General Assembly in 1805 and 1812 and was elected as aRepublican to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses where he served from March 4, 1813, to March 3, 1817. He served as Chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures in the Fourteenth Congress.
In 1823, he moved fromMurfreesboro, North Carolina, to his estate inWilliamson County, Tennessee where he died on January 19, 1827. He was buried in Murfree Cemetery, northwest ofFranklin, Tennessee. His home at Murfreesboro, North Carolina,Melrose, was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
His nephew,David W. Dickinson, also served as a U.S. representative, but in Tennessee.
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