Joseph Warner Murphy (21 December 1892 – 3 July 1977) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the

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. He was born in

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and became a farmer and lawyer by career. He was first elected at the

Lambton West Lambton West was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1883 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created from parts of Lambton riding. The West Riding of the county of ...

riding in the 1945 general election and served for five successive terms in Parliament until he was defeated in the 1962 federal election by

Walter Frank Foy Walter Frank Foy (31 December 1908 – 2 December 1993) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Peterborough, Ontario, and became a life underwriter by career. He was first elected at the Lambton West ridi ...

of the

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* 1892 births 1977 deaths 20th-century Canadian farmers Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Lawyers in Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MP-stub