William J. Murphy (Labour politician)

William J. Murphy
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1949 – May 1951
Constituency Cork West
Personal details
Born (1928-05-17) 17 May 1928
County Cork, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Political party Labour Party

William J. Murphy (born 17 May 1928) is a former Irish Labour Party politician.

He was elected as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork West constituency at the 1949 by-election on 15 June.[1] His father, Timothy J. Murphy, the sitting TD, had died on 29 April 1949.[2][3] Aged 21 years and 29 days at the time, he is the youngest ever TD. Murphy did not contest the 1951 general election.[4]

He is the only surviving member of the Oireachtas to have been elected in the 1940s.

References

  1. ↑ "Mr. William J. Murphy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  2. ↑ Cadogan, Tim; Falvey, Jeremiah: A Biographical Dictionary of Cork, Four Courts Press (2006), ISBN 978-1-84682-030-4
  3. ↑ Donnelly, Seán (1 January 2012). Elections 2011. ElectionsIreland.org – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "William J. Murphy". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 10 April 2009.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.