Maureen Murphy (politician)
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Maureen Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Cook County Board of Review from the 1st district | |
| In office December 1998 – December 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Brendan F. Houlihan |
| Chair of the Cook County Republican Party | |
| In office 2002–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Manny Hoffman |
| Succeeded by | Gary Skoien[1] |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 36th district | |
| In office 1993–1997 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew J. McGann |
| Succeeded by | James D. Brosnahan |
| Worth Township Clerk | |
| In office 1985–1989 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maureen Toolan November 14, 1952 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 9, 2008 (aged 55) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Jack Murphy (m. 1970) |
| Children | 5 |
| Occupation | Realtor |
Maureen Murphy (née Toolan; November 14, 1952 – August 9, 2008) was an American politician in the Republican Party. She held several offices in Illinois, serving as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives and the Cook County Board of Review, and chairing the Cook County Republican Party from 2002 to 2004.
She was born Maureen Toolan in Chicago and grew up in the suburb of Blue Island, Illinois.[2][3] She married Jack Murphy in 1970, and they settled in the Chicago suburb of Evergreen Park.[3] They had five sons, one of whom died shortly after birth in 1983.[3]
After working as a realtor, Murphy served on the Evergreen Park High School Board (to which she was elected in 1982) and as Worth Township Clerk (from 1985 to 1989).[3] In 1988, she ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Cook County Recorder of Deeds, losing the Republican primary to Bernard Stone.