Owen Murphy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Owen Murphy

Canadian private banker, insurance agent and politician

Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1827

Place of Birth: Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 04-Oct-1895

Profession: businessperson, politician, insurance broker, author, official, banker

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Owen Murphy (9 December 1827 – 4 October 1895) was a Canadian private banker, insurance agent and politician. Born in Stoneham, Quebec, the son of Nicholas Murphy and Ellen O'Brien, both of Irish ancestry, he was a member of the Quebec City Council from 1871 to 1874 and was mayor of Quebec City from 1874 to 1878.
In the 1881 Quebec election, he ran unsuccessfully as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Québec-Ouest.
He was elected in the 1886 election and re-elected in the 1890 election.
He died in Quebec City at the age of 68.Before entering business on his own, he was employed in the lumber exporting business.
He was also a director for the Quebec Central Railway.
Murphy married Elizabeth Loughry in 1857.