Nyla A. Murphy (January 31, 1931 – June 6, 2015) was an American lawyer, real estate broker, flight attendant, and politician. A Republican, she served in the

Wyoming House of Representatives The Wyoming House of Representatives is the lower house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 60 Representatives in the House, representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts across the state, each with a population of ...

for 12 years from 1979 to 1991. She lived in

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and represented

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. Born in

Stilesville, Indiana Stilesville is a town in Franklin Township, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 316 at the 2010 Census. History Stilesville was laid out in 1828. It was named for Jeremiah Stiles, a pioneer settler. The National Road ...

, Murphy worked as a flight attendant. She met her husband C. J. Murphy and moved to

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. She attended

Butler University Butler University is a private university in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 1855 and named after founder Ovid Butler, the university has over 60 major academic fields of study in six colleges: the Lacy School of Business, College of Communic ...

. Murphy received her bachelor's degree in political science from

University of Wyoming The University of Wyoming (UW) is a public land-grant research university in Laramie, Wyoming. It was founded in March 1886, four years before the territory was admitted as the 44th state, and opened in September 1887. The University of Wyoming ...

and her law degree from

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in 1993. Murphy was a real estate broker in

and then practiced law in

Riverton, Wyoming Riverton is a city in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. The city's population was 10,682 at the 2020 census, making it the largest city in the county. History The city, founded in 1906, is an incorporated entity of the state of Wyoming. ...

and

Laramie, Wyoming Laramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was estimated 32,711 in 2019, making it the third-largest city in Wyoming after Cheyenne and Casper. Located on the Laramie River in southeastern ...

. Murphy served in the

for twelve years and was a

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. She died from

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at Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie, Wyoming on June 6, 2015.Profile
wyoarchives.state.wy.us; accessed August 12, 2016.

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