Thomas Alexander Murphy
Canadian politician
About Thomas Alexander Murphy
Lived 1885 – 1966 (aged 80). Thomas Alexander Murphy was a Canadian.
Thomas Alexander Murphy (May 8, 1885 – February 27, 1966) was an Irish-born politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Beaches in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1948 as a Conservative and later Progressive Conservative member. Murphy also served as vice-president of the National Boxing Association; he was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1928, which led to the Ontario Boxing Federation withdrawing from the National Boxing Association.
Murphy was defeated by Reid Scott when he ran for reelection to the Ontario assembly in 1948. He died in Toronto in 1966 at the age of 80.
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Who was Thomas Alexander Murphy?
Canadian politician
When was Thomas Alexander Murphy born?
Thomas Alexander Murphy was born on 8 May 1885 in Lurgan.
When did Thomas Alexander Murphy die?
Thomas Alexander Murphy died on 27 February 1966 in Toronto.
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Thomas Alexander Murphy was Canadian.
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