William Murphy was an American

merchant A merchant is a person who trades in commodities produced by other people, especially one who trades with foreign countries. Historically, a merchant is anyone who is involved in business or trade. Merchants have operated for as long as indust ...

from Briggsville,

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who served two one-year terms (1869 and 1874) as a Democratic member of the

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from

Marquette County, Wisconsin Marquette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,592. Its county seat is Montello. The county was created in 1836 from the Wisconsin Territory and organized in 1848. Geography ...

.State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau
"Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848–1999
. Information Bulletin 99-1 (September 1999), p. 87.

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