Murphy, Denis Joseph
Personal
Birth Date:
6 August 1936 (Nambour, Queensland)
Death Date:
21 June 1984 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Martin Murphy and Lillian May (nee Campbell)
Family:
Gwendoline May Butcher on 17 December 1984 at Palmwoods, 1 son, 1 daughter
Education:
Mooloolah and Virginia state schools; Banyo convent; Nudgee college; Queensland Teachers College; University of Queensland (BA, PhD, DipPhysEd); Attended Duke University, USA
Career
Primary school teacher, 1956 to 1959; Secondary school teacher, lift driver, removalist, United Kingdom, 1960 to 1961; Secondary school teacher, Australia 1961 to 1964; Tutor, lecturer, reader in history, University of Qld 1965 to 1983; Queensland section AIIA, Director of the radio station 4KQ 1982 to 1984; Chairman, Queensland working party Australian Dictionary of Biography 1974 to 1984; Member, University of Queensland Senate
Military Service:
RAAF National Service 1956
Party Positions:
- State president . 1980 - 1984
- President of Queensland Young Labor Association.
- Delegate, National Executive. 1980 - 1984
- Delegate, National Conference. 1981 - 1982
- Delegate, QCE and State Council. 1968 - 1984
Parliamentary Representation
House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assembly | ALP | Stafford | 22 Oct 1983 | 21 Jun 1984 | Died in office |
Additional Information
Notes:
Member: John Oxley Library Committee and Brisbane City Council History Committee; Member, Queensland Council Trades Union Training Authority; President, Qld section of AIIA; President Queensland University Staff Association 1982 to 1984
Sources:
Image sourced from the collection of Queensland Parliamentary Library and Research Service; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
[Last Modified: Friday, 25 August 2017]