Patrick Charles Murphy

Patrick Charles Murphy
Patrick Charles Murphy
Member of the Senate of Canada
	In office; 1912–1925
Personal details
Born	September 14, 1868; Kinkora, Prince Edward Island
Died	March 6, 1925 (aged 56); Tignish, Prince Edward Island
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Eveleen Clarke
Children	8
Occupation	Physician, politician

Patrick Charles Murphy, M.D., (September 14, 1868 – March 6, 1925) was a Canadian Senator and physician.

Biography

Born in Kinkora, Prince Edward Island on September 14, 1868, Murphy became a physician and prominent citizen in Tignish.^[1]^[2] He was a Conservative candidate in the riding of Prince during the 1911 federal election but was defeated by 115 votes. The Conservatives came to power, however, and Murphy was appointed to the Senate in 1912 on the advice of the new prime minister, Robert Borden, and sat in the upper house as a Conservative until his death.

He died in Tignish on March 6, 1925.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Senator Murphy Dead at Tignish". The Gazette. Ottawa. Canadian Press. March 7, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved July 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Parker, Charles Whately; Greene, Barnet M., eds. (1922). Who's Who in Canada, Volume 16. International Press. p. 518. Retrieved July 15, 2020 – via Google Books.

External links

Patrick Charles Murphy – Parliament of Canada biography

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[Dead-1] "Senator Murphy Dead at Tignish". The Gazette. Ottawa. Canadian Press. March 7, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved July 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] Parker, Charles Whately; Greene, Barnet M., eds. (1922). Who's Who in Canada, Volume 16. International Press. p. 518. Retrieved July 15, 2020 – via Google Books.

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