William Murphy (politician)

William Murphy
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Croydon
In office
21 May 1904  18 May 1907
Preceded by Billy Browne
Succeeded by Vince Creagh
In office
5 February 1908  27 April 1912
Preceded by Vince Creagh
Succeeded by Seat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Burke
In office
27 April 1912  16 March 1918
Preceded by Charles Collins
Succeeded by Darby Riordan
Personal details
Born William Sidney Murphy
1868
Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
Died 23 October 1930 (aged 61 or 62)
Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia
Resting place Rookwood Cemetery
Nationality Australian
Political party Independent
Other political
affiliations
Ministerialist, Labour Party
Occupation Editor, Newspaper proprietor
Religion Church of England

William Sidney Murphy[1] (1868 – 23 October 1930) was a newspaper proprietor and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[2]

Early days

Murphy was born at Mudgee, New South Wales, to Edward Murphy and his wife Eliza (née Drane) and was educated in Mudgee and Sydney. By 1890 he was working as an editor for the Croydon Mining News and from 1892 until 1929 he was the proprietor.

Political career

Following the death of Billy Browne in 1904,[3] Murphy was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Croydon.[4] He lost the seat at the 1907 state election to the Opposition Party's Vince Creagh[5] but at the 1908 state election he defeated Creagh to regain the seat.[6]

Murphy was the member for Croydon until 1912 when the seat was abolished. He subsequently won the seat of Burke[7] and remained its member until he was defeated by Darby Riordan in 1918.[8]

Although he started his political career representing the Labour Party, Murphy joined the Ministerialists in early 1908 for several months and then served the rest of his political career as an independent member of parliament.[2] In 1910 he was a member of the Royal Commission into the health of miners.[2]

Personal life

Murphy died in Strathfield in 1930.[2] His funeral moved from Cross Street, Strathfield, to the Rookwood Cemetery.[9]

References

  1. CROYDON ELECTION Hansard. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  3. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  4. "CROYDON.". Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954) (Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 29 August 1904. p. 6. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  5. "CHARTERS TOWERS.". Warwick Examiner and Times (Qld. : 1867 - 1919) (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 22 May 1907. p. 8. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  6. "RESULTS AND COMPARISONS.". The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 4 October 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  7. "SUMMARY OF THE VOTING.". The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 24 May 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  8. "SUMMARY OF POLLING.". The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 11 October 1920. p. 7. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  9. "Family Notices.". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 24 October 1930. p. 9. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Billy Browne
Member for Croydon
19041907
Succeeded by
Vince Creagh
Preceded by
Vince Creagh
Member for Croydon
19081912
Abolished
Preceded by
Charles Collins
Member for Burke
19121918
Succeeded by
Darby Riordan
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