George Henry Murray

George Henry Murray
8th Premier of Nova Scotia
In office
July 20, 1896 – January 24, 1923
MonarchsVictoria
Edward VII
George V
Lieutenant GovernorMalachy Bowes Daly
Alfred Gilpin Jones
Duncan C. Fraser
James D. McGregor
David MacKeen
MacCallum Grant
Preceded byWilliam Stevens Fielding
Succeeded byErnest Howard Armstrong
MLA for Victoria County
In office
August 15, 1896 – January 24, 1923
Preceded byJohn Lemuel Bethune
Succeeded byDaniel Alexander Cameron
Personal details
Born(1861-06-07)June 7, 1861
Grand Narrows, Nova Scotia
DiedJanuary 6, 1929(1929-01-06) (aged 67)
Montreal, Quebec
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Grace Elizabeth Moore
(m. 1889)
ChildrenGeorge Belcher Murray
ResidenceNorth Sydney, Nova Scotia
Alma materBoston University
Occupationteacher, lawyer
Professionpolitician

George Henry Murray (June 7, 1861 – January 6, 1929) was a Nova Scotia politician who served as the eighth premier of Nova Scotia for 26 years and 188 days, the longest unbroken tenure for a head of government in Canadian history.