Joseph Richard Murphy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
About Joseph Richard Murphy
- 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.Murphy was born in 1880 at Halifax, Nova Scotia.
- He was educated at Ampleforth College, England.
- He married Marcelle Grace Butler in 1906, and was a wholesale dry goods and clothing manufacturer by career.
- Murphy entered provincial politics on October 28, 1940, winning a byelection for the Halifax South riding by acclamation.
- He was re-elected in the 1941 election.
- Smith died in office on October 16, 1944.
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