James Murphy (Victorian politician)

American brewer and politician in Australia

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

## Early life

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

## Colonial Australia

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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

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1. ^ a b c d e "James Murphy". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
2. ^ Labilliere, Francis Peter (1878). "Early History of the Colony of Victoria". Retrieved 18 July 2014.
3. ^ "Deaths". The Argus. 29 December 1888. p. 1. Retrieved 24 August 2014 - via Trove.

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