James Murphy (Victorian politician)

James Murphy (1821 – 27 December 1888) was a brewer and politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.[1]

Early life

Murphy was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of John Murphy and his wife Mary, née Morgan.[1]

Colonial Australia

Murphy arrived in the Port Phillip District around 1839.[1] On 8 June 1853 Murphy was elected to the unicameral Victorian Legislative Council for the City of Melbourne.[2] Murphy held this position until resigning in September 1855.[1]

Murphy died in Northcote, Victoria on 27 December 1888,[3] he was unmarried.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Murphy, James". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria.
  2. Labilliere, Francis Peter (1878). "Early History of the Colony of Victoria" II. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  3. "Deaths". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 29 December 1888. p. 1. Retrieved 24 August 2014.


Victorian Legislative Council
New seat Member for City of Melbourne
August 1853 – September 1855
With: John Smith
John O'Shanassy
Augustus Greeves
John Hodgson
H. Langlands 1853, F. Sargood 1853–55
Succeeded by
Thomas Rae
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