William Murdoch

Who is William Murdoch?

James William Murdoch was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1960 to 1963. He served as the Progressive Conservative MPP for Essex South from his election in 1943 until his retirement in 1963.

He was born in Leeds, England, the son of James Murdoch and Elizabeth Mary Hole, and was educated in England. Murdoch came to Canada, where he became a farmer, in 1923. In 1932, he married Marie Bondy. Murdoch served on the local school board and was treasurer on the municipal council for Harrow, Ontario. He died in 1984 in Amherstburg, Ontario. He is buried at Colchester Memorial Cemetery, Colchester, Ontario.