Joseph Richard Murphy
Canadian politician
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Joseph Richard Murphy (September 10, 1880 – October 16, 1944) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Halifax South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1940 to 1944. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]
Preceded byAngus L. Macdonald
Succeeded byAngus L. Macdonald
BornSeptember 10, 1880
DiedOctober 16, 1944 (aged 64)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Joseph R. Murphy | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Halifax South | |
| In office October 28, 1940 – October 16, 1944 | |
| Preceded by | Angus L. Macdonald |
| Succeeded by | Angus L. Macdonald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 10, 1880 |
| Died | October 16, 1944 (aged 64) Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Party | Nova Scotia Liberal Party |
Murphy was born in 1880 at Halifax, Nova Scotia.[2] He was educated at Ampleforth College, England.[2] He married Marcelle Grace Butler in 1906, and was a wholesale dry goods and clothing manufacturer by career.[2] Murphy entered provincial politics on October 28, 1940, winning a byelection for the Halifax South riding by acclamation.[1] He was re-elected in the 1941 election.[3] Murphy died in office on October 16, 1944.[2]
