James Murphy (Canadian politician)
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James Murphy (March 9, 1872[1] – January 16, 1921) was a lawyer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cariboo from 1903 to 1907 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Liberal.
He was born in Cariboo, British Columbia, the son of Denis Murphy, and was educated there and at Ottawa University.[1] Murphy was called to the British Columbia bar in 1897. He practised in Revelstoke, Armstrong and Kamloops.[2] He died in 1921 at the age of 48 after accidentally slipping and drowning in the Thompson River.[3]
