Francis Murphy (Irish politician)

Francis Stack Murphy SL (1810? – 16 June 1860) was an Irish lawyer, scholar and Member of Parliament.

Born in Cork, Murphy was the son of the merchant Jeremiah Murphy and the nephew of John Murphy, Bishop of Cork. He was educated at Clongowes Wood College and Trinity College, Dublin.

He was called to the bar on 25 January 1833 at Lincoln's Inn. In 1841 he ran for election as a Member of Parliament for Cork City, which he won and took office on 5 July. He was made a Serjeant-at-law in February 1842, and resigned as MP in January 1846, before running for office again in 1851 after the resignation of William Trant Fagan. On 1 August 1853 he was made a Commissioner for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Francis Bernard Beamish Daniel Callaghan	Member of Parliament for Cork City 1841–1846 With: Daniel Callaghan	Succeeded by Alexander McCarthy Daniel Callaghan
Preceded by William Trant Fagan James Charles Chatterton	Member of Parliament for Cork City 1851–1853 With: James Charles Chatterton to 1852 William Trant Fagan from 1852	Succeeded by Francis Bernard Beamish William Trant Fagan