Tom Murphy (Georgia)

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Thomas Bailey "Tom" Murphy (b. March 10, 1924) of Georgia was Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1973 till his defeat in the general election of 2002, making him the longest serving Speaker in the history of the state. Murphy was a Democrat first elected to the Georgia House in 1960 and represented the western Georgia town of Bremen. He is an attorney by trade and a graduate of the University of Georgia.

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