Owen Murphy

Owen Murphy
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Québec-Ouest
In office 1886–1892
Preceded by	Félix Carbray
Succeeded by	Félix Carbray
Mayor of Quebec City
In office 1874–1878
Preceded by	Pierre Garneau
Succeeded by	Robert Chambers
Personal details
Born	9 December 1827 Stoneham, Lower Canada
Died	4 October 1895 (aged 67) Quebec City, Quebec
Political party	Liberal

Owen Murphy (9 December 1827 – 4 October 1895) was a private banker, insurance agent and Canadian politician.

Born in Stoneham, Quebec, the son of Nicholas Murphy and Ellen O'Brien, both of Irish ancestry, he was a member of the Quebec City Council from 1871 to 1874 and was mayor of Quebec City from 1874 to 1878.^[1] In the 1881 Quebec election, he ran unsuccessfully as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Québec-Ouest. He was elected in the 1886 election and re-elected in the 1890 election. He died in Quebec City at the age of 68.^[2]

Before entering business on his own, he was employed in the lumber exporting business. He was also a director for the Quebec Central Railway. Murphy married Elizabeth Loughry in 1857.^[2]

References

1. Les maires de la vieille capitale Côté, LM pp. 40–41 (French)
2. "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.