Murphy, John
Personal
Birth Date:
25 September 1820 (, County Cork)
Death Date:
1 March 1883 (Roma, Queensland)
Parents:
Daniel Jervois Murphy and Susan (nee Godson)
Family:
Hannah Julia Smith in Sydney in 1862, 4 sons, 2 daughters
Education:
Sydney
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Worked in a lawyer's office, Sydney; storekeeper's assistant, Muswellbrook; Manager, mercantile firm Ipswich, 1852; forwarding and commission agent
Local Government Service:
Mayor of Ipswich from 1860 to 1861, 1865 to 1867
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | NONE | Ipswich | 19 Jun 1867 | 12 Aug 1870 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Interested in horse racing
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 2940; By the Bremer: Memories of Ipswich, `Mayors of Ipswich', http://blog.library.ipswich.qld.gov.au; The Queenslander, 10 March 1883, p. 367; Waterson, DB, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
[Last Modified: Friday, 25 August 2017]