for W.A.C. Bennett ruined George's political career and cemented her reputation for eccentricity. George lost his federal seat in 1953 to a Social Credit candidate in the wake of the embarrassment and retired from politics, returning to Lillooet (where the family regained the Bridge River-Lillooet News, which Margaret continued to edit and publish after his death in 1961. Political career Election results 1933 Lillooet riding Carson, Ernest Crawford (NPIG): 705 votes, 33.51% Murray, George Matheson (Lib.): 927, 44.06% Smith, John Morrison (CCF): 472, 22.43% Rejected ballots: 96 Total votes: 2,104 1937 Lillooet riding Armstrong, Robert Purvis (CCF): 855, 28.92% Carson, Ernest Crawford (Cons.): 925, 31.29% Murray, George Matheson (Lib.): 1,176, 39.78% Rejected ballots: 57 Total votes: 2,956 1941 Lillooet riding Archibald, Harry Grenfell (CCF): 841, 31.75% Carson, Ernest Crawford (Cons.): 1,017, 38.39% Murray, George Matheson (Lib.): 791, 29.86% Rejected ballots: 29 Total votes: 2,649 1945 Lillooet riding Carson, Ernest Crawford (Coal.): 1,143, 51.42% Jacobsen, John Fossmark (SCA): 196, 8.82% Murray, George Matheson (Pro. Lib.): 61, 2.74% Radcliffe, Charles (CCF): 823, 37.02% Rejected ballots: 21 Total votes: 2,223 1949 Cariboo federal riding Murray, George Matheson (Liberal): 7,330 Irvine, William (CCF): 5,870 1952 Yale riding Gillis, John (Lib): 1,067, 33.9% Corbett, Irvine (SC): 1,024, 32.5% MacIsaac, Angus (CCF): 659, 20.9% Cherry, Bernard (PC): 338, 10.7% Murray, George Matheson (Ind.): 60, 1.9% Total votes: 3,148 1953 Cariboo federal riding Leboe, Bert Raymond (Social Credit): 5,562 Murray, George Matheson (Liberal): 5,160 Irvine, William (CCF): 4,314 Legacy Georgina Keddell, Murray's daughter (and biographer) said that if he were not eclipsed by the high political and publishing profile in politics and publishing of her mother, her father would be better known for his political career and as a historical figure. Murray is commemorated on the British Columbia landscape with the Murray Range (in the Hart Ranges, on the southern edge of the Peace River Country) and with his wife by Mount Murray, in the heart of the Clear Range midway between Lillooet and Spences Bridge. See also Margaret Lally "Ma" Murray Politics of British Columbia Books The Newspapering Murrays, Georgina Keddell 2016 iBook available for free here Sources Elections British Columbia historical election data Elections Canada historical election data External links Library and Archives Canada profile of Ma Murray North Peace Digital Collections Profile of The Newspapering Murray 1889 births 1961 deaths British Columbia Liberal Party MLAs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from