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Joseph Warner Murphy
Member of Parliament
for Lambton West
In office
June 1945 – June 1962
Preceded byRoss Wilfred Gray
Succeeded byWalter Frank Foy
Personal details
Born(1892-12-21)21 December 1892
Kent County, Ontario
Died3 July 1977(1977-07-03) (aged 84)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Professionfarmer, lawyer

Joseph Warner Murphy (21 December 1892 - 3 July 1977) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Kent County, Ontario and became a farmer and lawyer by career.

He was first elected at the Lambton West riding in the 1945 general election and served for five successive terms in Parliament until he was defeated in the 1962 federal election by Walter Frank Foy of the Liberal party.