Charles Murphey

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Charles Murphey (May 9, 1799-January 16, 1861) was a lawyer and politician in the state of Georgia. He was born in Anderson, South Carolina, in 1799.

He attended the country schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1825. He began his practice in Decatur, Georgia. We would serve as clerk of the superior court of De Kalb County, Georgia, from 1825-1827, as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1839 through 1841, and as a member of the Georgia State Senate in 1842, 1845, 1849-1850, and 1855-1856. He was elected as a Unionist to the 32nd Congress (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1853). Upon leaving the Congress, he resumed the practice of law. He would also serve as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Baltimore in 1860. He died in Decatur, Georgia, on January 16, 1861. He was interred in Decatur City Cemetery.

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• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress