William Murison

William Dick Murison (24 February 1837 – 28 December 1877)[1] was a 19th-century Member of Parliament and a cricketer from Otago, New Zealand.

Biography
New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1866–1868 4th Waikouaiti Independent

Murison was born in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland,[1] and migrated to New Zealand in 1856.[2] He played three first-class matches for Otago between 1864 and 1867.[1]

He represented the Waikouaiti electorate from 1866, when he narrowly defeated Julius Vogel,[3] to 1868, when he resigned.[4] From 1871 until his death in 1877, he was editor of the Otago Daily Times.

He died on 28 December 1877 in Dunedin, aged 40 years.[1] He left a wife and five children.[2]

See also

References
  1. "William Murison". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  2. "Death of Mr. W. D. Murison". Otago Daily Times (4951): 3. 29 December 1877. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  3. "Waikouaiti Election". Otago Witness (744). 3 March 1866. p. 8. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  4. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 222. OCLC 154283103.


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