Career
Born in Tottenham, Middlesex in 1874, Murrell was a businessman with many interests in the printing industry. He co-founded the paper merchant Davies Harvey & Murrell in 1919. He was a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and a Freeman of the City of London.
He served on the executive of the Federation of Master Printers.
Murrell was selected to fight the Weston-super-Mare constituency at the 1922 General Election. He called himself an "Independent Liberal" and stated he would work with either faction if in agreement with their policies.
He failed to take the seat at the 1922 election. The Liberals were reunited at the 1923 General Election and Murrell again stood in Weston-super-Mare.
Murrell was heavily defeated at the 1924 General Election, and did not contest the seat again.
He died in 1931.