Jeremiah Henry Murphy | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIowa's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | |
| Preceded by | Sewall S. Farwell |
| Succeeded by | Walter I. Hayes |
| Member of theIowa Senate | |
| In office 1890-1891 | |
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| Born | (1835-02-19)February 19, 1835 Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | December 11, 1893(1893-12-11) (aged 58) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Calvary Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa |
Jeremiah Henry Murphy (February 19, 1835 – December 11, 1893) was a two-termDemocraticU.S. Representative fromIowa's 2nd congressional district.
Born inLowell, Massachusetts, Murphy moved with his parents toFond du Lac County, Wisconsin, in 1849, and toIowa County, Iowa, in 1852.He attended the Boston public schools and Appleton (Wisconsin) University.He graduated from theUniversity of Iowa at Iowa City in 1857.After studying law, he wasadmitted to the bar in 1858 and commenced practice inMarengo, Iowa.
Murphy was elected alderman in 1860.He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1864 and 1868.In 1867, he moved toDavenport, Iowa and continued the practice of law.
Murphy was elected mayor of Davenport in 1873 and again in 1878.He served one term as a member of theIowa Senate from 1874 to 1878.He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1876 to represent Iowa's 2nd congressional district in theForty-fifth Congress.
In 1882, Murphy again ran for Congress, challenging a freshman incumbent Republican,Sewall S. Farwell. After Murphy won the general election, he took his seat in the48th United States Congress.
Then, after winning re-election two years later (in 1884), he served in the49th United States Congress. However, when seeking a third term in 1886, Murphy was defeated in the Democratic district convention, byWalter I. Hayes. In all, Murphy served in Congress from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1887. Between theCivil War and theGreat Depression, Murphy and Hayes were the only two Democratic congressmen from Iowa to serve two or more full terms.
He lived in retirement inWashington, D.C., until his death in that city on December 11, 1893.[1] He was interred in St. Marguerite's Cemetery (nowMount Calvary Cemetery) in Davenport.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIowa's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | Succeeded by |
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