Owen Murphy (politician)
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Owen Murphy | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Québec-Ouest | |
In office 1886–1892 | |
Preceded by | Félix Carbray |
Succeeded by | Félix Carbray |
Mayor of Quebec City | |
In office 1874–1878 | |
Preceded by | Pierre Garneau |
Succeeded by | Robert Chambers |
Personal details | |
Born | Stoneham, Lower Canada | 9 December 1827
Died | 4 October 1895 Quebec City, Quebec | (aged 67)
Political party | Liberal |
Owen Murphy (9 December 1827 – 4 October 1895) was a Canadian private banker, insurance agent and politician.
Born in Stoneham, Quebec, the son of Nicholas Murphy and Ellen O'Brien, both of Irish ancestry, he was a member of the Quebec City Council from 1871 to 1874 and was mayor of Quebec City from 1874 to 1878.[1] In the 1881 Quebec election, he ran unsuccessfully as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Québec-Ouest. He was elected in the 1886 election and re-elected in the 1890 election. He died in Quebec City at the age of 68.[2]
Before entering business on his own, he was employed in the lumber exporting business. He was also a director for the Quebec Central Railway. Murphy married Elizabeth Loughry in 1857.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Les maires de la vieille capitale Côté, LM pp. 40–41 (in French)
- ^ a b "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.