John Robert Murdock

Background

Murdock, John Robert was born on April 20, 1885 in Lewis County, Missouri, United States. Son of John and Elizabeth (Wallace) Murdock.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Kirksville (Missouri) State Teachers College, 1912. Master of Arts, State University of Iowa, 1925. Graduate work University of Arizona, 1923, University of California, 1929.

Career

Country school teacher, 1904-1907. High school principal, 1908-1910. Instructor Tempe Teachers College, Tempe, Arizona, 1914-1932, University of California, 1929, on leave.

Dean Arizona State Teachers College, 1933-1937.

Member 75th to 82nd Congresses (1937-1953), Arizona 1st district.

Achievements

• John Robert Murdock has been listed as a noteworthy congressman by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: Constitution of Arizona, 1929. Constitutional Development of Arizona, 1933.

Membership

Member 75th to 82nd Congresses (1937-1953), Arizona 1st district. Member Phi Delta Kappa. Mason (32 degree), Knights of Pythias.

Connections

Married Myrtle M. Cheney, August 27, 1906. Children: Rachael Weber, David Nathaniel, John Benjamin.

Father:

John Murdock

Mother:

Elizabeth (Wallace) Murdock

Spouse:

Myrtle M. Cheney

child:

David Nathaniel Murdock

child:

Rachael Weber Murdock

child:

John Benjamin Murdock