Personal Life
John Smith Murdoch was born in Cassieford Farm, Forres, Scotland.
He had a "dry and quiet" personality and was frugal in both his professional and private life. Murdoch never married, and there are only two official known photographs of him.
Murdoch was a member of the Masonic order and it is claimed that he incorporated many masonic motifs into his designs.
He died in Brighton, Melbourne.
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