▁Griff ith - Mc Il w ra ith ▁coal ition ▁min istry . ▁He ▁entered ▁cabinet ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁as ▁secretary ▁for ▁rail ways ▁and ▁public ▁works ▁under ▁T . ▁J . ▁By r nes ▁and ▁later ▁James ▁Dick son . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁secretary ▁for ▁public ▁instruction ▁until ▁August ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁and ▁minister ▁without ▁port folio ▁under ▁Robert ▁Phil p ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁Following ▁his ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁federal ▁election ▁he ▁retired ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁past oral ism , ▁purch asing ▁Be a cons field ▁East ▁and ▁West ▁stations ▁at ▁Il fra com be ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁He ▁later ▁lived ▁mostly ▁at ▁his ▁residence ▁Tul lib ard ine ▁at ▁ 1 4 8 ▁Mer th yr ▁Road , ▁New ▁Farm , ▁Br is b ane . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁September – Oct ober ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁John ▁Murray ▁travel led ▁to ▁his ▁property ▁Be a cons field ▁Station ▁in ▁the ▁Long re ach ▁district . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁private ▁hospital ▁of ▁Dr ▁Mich od ▁in ▁Long re ach ▁after ▁a ▁short ▁ill ness , ▁aged ▁ 7 6 ▁years ▁old . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Long re ach ▁C emetery ▁but ▁was ▁re - inter red ▁in ▁To ow ong ▁C emetery