James Murphy (Victorian politician)

James Murphy (1821 – 27 December 1888) was a brewer and politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.^[1]

Early life[edit]

Murphy was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of John Murphy and his wife Mary, née Morgan.^[1]

Colonial Australia[edit]

Murphy arrived in the Port Phillip District around 1839.^[1] On 8 June 1853 Murphy was elected to the unicameral Victorian Legislative Council for the City of Melbourne.^[2] Murphy held this position until resigning in September 1855.^[1]

Murphy died in Northcote, Victoria on 27 December 1888,^[3] he was unmarried.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "James Murphy". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
^ Labilliere, Francis Peter (1878). "Early History of the Colony of Victoria". Retrieved 18 July 2014.
^ "Deaths". The Argus. 29 December 1888. p. 1. Retrieved 24 August 2014 – via Trove.

Victorian Legislative Council
New seat	Member for City of Melbourne August 1853 – September 1855 With: John Smith John O'Shanassy Augustus Greeves John Hodgson H. Langlands 1853, F. Sargood 1853–55	Succeeded by Thomas Rae

[parl-1] "James Murphy". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2022.

[2] Labilliere, Francis Peter (1878). "Early History of the Colony of Victoria". Retrieved 18 July 2014.

[3] "Deaths". The Argus. 29 December 1888. p. 1. Retrieved 24 August 2014 – via Trove.

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