Career
Murray was elected Ward 3 councillor in Toronto Township in 1957. He became deputy reeve of Toronto Township from 1959 to 1968, and Reeve of the Town of Mississauga from 1968 to 1972. Murray took over as Mayor of the Town of Mississauga following the death of Robert Speck, who died while in office in 1972.
Following the formation of the City of Mississauga, Murray lost the City of Mississauga mayoral election to medical doctor Martin Dobkin in 1974.
Murray briefly served as a City Councillor for Ward 3 after winning a by-election in 1975, before retiring from politics in 1976.
