William Murphy (Queensland politician)
William Murphy | |
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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 Newspaper proprietor |
William Sidney MurphyQueensland Legislative Assembly.[2]
Early days
Murphy was born at
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
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
- ^ CROYDON ELECTION — Hansard. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ "CROYDON". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld. 29 August 1904. p. 6. Retrieved 5 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- Warwick Examiner and Times. Qld. 22 May 1907. p. 8. Retrieved 5 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Brisbane Courier. 4 October 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 5 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Brisbane Courier. 24 May 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 5 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Brisbane Courier. 11 October 1920. p. 7. Retrieved 5 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 October 1930. p. 9. Retrieved 4 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.