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William Edward Murphy was a politician in
William Edward Murphy was a politician in Queensland
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, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
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, the first representative for the seat of Cook. He held this seat from 1 June 1876 to 5 December 1878.
Personal life
He was born in 1833 (Sydney
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, New South Wales, Australia) and died in 1881 ( Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia). Before entering Parliament he was a solicitor in Brisbane
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. His religion was Roman Catholic
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References
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1833 births 1881 deaths 19th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-politician-stub