James Hunter McMurdo (1836–1904) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
McMurdo was born on September 1, 1836, in Pennfield Parish, New Brunswick. During the American Civil War, he served with the 44th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army and would take part in the Battle of Nashville. He achieved the rank of corporal. McMurdo died on August 4, 1904.
Assembly career
McMurdo was a member of the Assembly during the 1880 and 1881 sessions, succeeding his brother-in-law Francis Steffen. He was a Republican.
References
- Deaths of Civil War Veterans in Wisconsin
- THE BLUE BOOK OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. David Atwood. 1880. pp. 506–507.
- "Mcmurdo, James". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
- Lawrence S. Barish, ed. (2007). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007 - 2008. p. 159.
- 1836 births
- 1904 deaths
- People from Charlotte County, New Brunswick
- Colony of New Brunswick people
- People from Outagamie County, Wisconsin
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War
- Union army soldiers
- Emigrants from pre-Confederation New Brunswick to the United States
- 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature