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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriArthur Phillips MURPHY
(1870-1914)
MURPHY, Arthur Phillips, a
Representative from Missouri; born in Hancock, Pulaski County, Mo.,
December 10, 1870; attended the public schools of Pulaski County
and the School of Mines and Metallurgy at Rolla, Phelps County,
Mo.; became a telegraph operator; studied law; was admitted to the
bar March 4, 1894, and commenced practice in Rolla, Mo.;
unsuccessful candidate for election as prosecuting attorney of
Pulaski County in 1898; attorney for the Creek Nation of Indians
1902-1904; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-ninth Congress
(March 4, 1905-March 3, 1907); unsuccessful candidate for
reelection in 1906 to the Sixtieth Congress; elected to the
Sixty-first Congress (March 4, 1909-March 3, 1911); unsuccessful
candidate for reelection in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress;
resumed the practice of law; died in Rolla, Mo., February 1, 1914;
interment in Rolla Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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