About John Murphy
Lived 1821 – 1883 (aged 61–62). John Murphy was a politician.
John Murphy (1821 – 24 June 1883) was an English-born Australian politician.
He migrated to New South Wales around 1843 and became a pastoralist. On 22 February 1855 he married Mary Albon, with whom he had six children. By 1866 he owned Kybean station in the Monaro district. In 1877 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Monaro, but he did not re-contest in 1880. Murphy died at Bibbenluke in 1883.
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Australian politician
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John Murphy was born in 1821.
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John Murphy died in 1883.
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John Murphy was a politician.
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· DBpedia: John Murphy (New South Wales politician, born 1821)
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