Matthew Murphy (1890–1967) was an

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*In 1913 he entered the

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and served in the departments of Education, Inland Revenue, National Health Insurance and

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. *In 1925 he joined the

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. *From 1925 to 1929 he was

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. *From 1929 to 1933 he was Consul in New York. *In 1933 he was Consul in

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. *From 1933 to 1947 he was Consul in

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. *From 1947 to 1955 he was

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, with personal rank of

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and opened the legation.
https://books.google.de/books?id=agfvVQnBu9MC&pg=PR29&dq=Matthew+Murphy+1890&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Matthew%20Murphy%201890&f=false Who's who in the Department of Irish foreign Policy vol VI]

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Matthew 1890 births 1967 deaths Ambassadors of Ireland to Argentina