Arthur P. Murphy | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's16th district | |
| In office March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907 | |
| Preceded by | J. Robert Lamar |
| Succeeded by | J. Robert Lamar |
| In office March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 | |
| Preceded by | J. Robert Lamar |
| Succeeded by | Thomas L. Rubey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 10, 1870 |
| Died | February 1, 1914(1914-02-01) (aged 43) |
| Resting place | Rolla Cemetery |
| Education | Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy |
| Occupation | Telegraph operator |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Arthur Phillips Murphy (December 10, 1870 – February 1, 1914) was aU.S. Representative fromMissouri.
Born inHancock, Missouri, Murphy attended the public schools of Pulaski County and the School of Mines and Metallurgy atRolla, Missouri.He became a telegraph operator and later studied law. He was admitted to the bar March 4, 1894, and commenced practice inRolla, Missouri.Murphy was an unsuccessful candidate for election as prosecuting attorney of Pulaski County in 1898.
In 1902, Murphy was appointed by PresidentTheodore Roosevelt as attorney for theCreek Nation of Indians,[1] a position he held until 1904.
Murphy was elected byMissouri's 16th congressional district as aRepublican to theFifty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907), early within which he sponsored a bill forSequoyah statehood, though it was not considered.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1906 to the Sixtieth Congress.
Murphy was elected to theSixty-first Congress (March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress, and resumed the practice of law.
After a sudden death inRolla, Missouri, on February 1, 1914, Murphy was interred in Rolla Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 16th congressional district 1905–1907 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 16th congressional district 1909–1911 | Succeeded by |
