Robert Murphy (8 July 1876 – 27 May 1966) was an Australian politician.
He was born in
Scottsdale. In 1931 he was elected to the
Tasmanian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart.
The Assembly has 25 m ...
as a
Nationalist
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member for
Bass. He held the seat until his defeat in 1934. He died in
Launceston.
References
1876 births
1966 deaths
Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania
Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
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