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Henry Alfred Murphy (July 14, 1867 – October 20, 1936) was an English-American businessman and politician from Huntington, New York.
Life
[edit]Murphy was born on July 14, 1867, in London, England, the son of Thomas Murphy. He immigrated to America in 1886 and became a naturalized American citizen in 1895.[1]
Murphy initially lived in Westchester County, New York. In 1909, he moved to Huntington and conducted a real estate and insurance business there.[2] In 1901, he was a General Committee Clerk for the New York State Assembly.[3] In 1913, he was elected to the Assembly as a Republican, representing the Suffolk County 2nd District. He served in the Assembly in 1914,[4] 1915,[5] 1916,[6] 1917,[7] and 1918.[8] He was an alternate delegate to the 1916 Republican National Convention.[9] In 1924, he was appointed Justice of the Peace.[10] He served in that office until the start of 1934.[11]
Murphy attended St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church. He was married to Lavilla May LaCoste. Their children were Cornelius and Mrs. William Chamberlain.[2]
Murphy died from a heart attack on October 20, 1936. He was buried in Huntington Rural Cemetery.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "United States, Passport Applications, 1795-1925", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5Y-4Q87 : Sun Jan 12 23:53:57 UTC 2025), Entry for Henry A Murphy, 1924.
- 1 2 3 "HENRY A. MURPHY DIES FROM HEART ATTACK TUESDAY". The Long-Islander. Vol. 99, no. 20. Huntington, N.Y. 23 October 1936. p. 1 – via NYS Historic Newspapers.
- ↑ Murlin, Edgar L. (1901). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. p. 569 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Murlin, Edgar L. (1914). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 165 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Murlin, Edgar L. (1915). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 177 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Murlin, Edgar L. (1916). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 181 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Malcolm, James, ed. (1917). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 184 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Malcolm, James, ed. (1918). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 163 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Hart, George L. (1916). Official Report of the Proceedings of the Sixteenth Republican National Convention Held in Chicago, Illinois, June 7, 8, 9 and 10, 1916. p. 55 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "TRANSFER TAX JOB GOES TO JAMES EARLY". The County Review. Vol. XXI, no. 26. Riverhead, N.Y. 15 February 1924. p. 1 – via NYS Historic Newspapers.
- ↑ "FORMAL CEREMONIES HELD FOR TOAZ AND KING, NEW JUSTICES". The Long-Islander. Vol. 98, no. 21. Huntington, N.Y. 5 January 1934. p. 1 – via NYS Historic Newspapers.
External links
[edit]- 1867 births
- 1936 deaths
- Politicians from London
- Businesspeople from London
- English emigrants to the United States
- People from Huntington, New York
- Politicians from Suffolk County, New York
- American businesspeople in the real estate industry
- American businesspeople in the insurance industry
- 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature
- Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
- American justices of the peace
- 20th-century American Episcopalians
- Episcopalians from New York (state)