James Murphy (Irish politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Irish politician
Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1887
Date of Death: 07-Oct-1961
Profession: politician
Nationality: Irish Free State
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About James Murphy (Irish politician)
- James Edward Murphy (28 December 1887 – 7 October 1961) was an Irish politician.
- A draper, he was elected unopposed as a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála (TD) to the 2nd Dáil at the 1921 elections for the Louth–Meath constituency.
- He supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty and voted in favour of it.
- He was re-elected as a pro-Treaty Sinn Féin TD at the 1922 general election.At the 1923 general election, he was elected as a Cumann na nGaedheal TD for the Louth constituency.
- He was re-elected at each subsequent general election until he lost his seat at the 1937 general election.
- He was a founding member of Council 32 of the Knights of St Columbanus in Drogheda and was secretary for many years and was Grand Knight in 1942 and 1943.
- He is buried in St.
- Peter's Cemetery.
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