| Henry Murphy | |
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| Member of Parliament for Westmorland |
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| In office August 1953 – March 1958 |
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| Preceded by | Edumund William George |
| Succeeded by | William Creaghan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Joseph Murphy 9 February 1921 Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Died | 26 November 2006 (aged 85) Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Joan Helena Barry |
| Profession | barrister, judge |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Henry Joseph Murphy (9 February 1921 - 26 November 2006) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Moncton, New Brunswick and became a barrister by career after attending the law program at the University of New Brunswick.[1]
He was first elected at the Westmorland riding in the 1953 general election. Murphy was re-elected for a second term in 1957 then defeated in the 1958 election by William Creaghan of the Progressive Conservative party.
Murphy also served in municipal politics from 1951 to 1953 as both a Moncton city alderman and a regional councillor for Westmorland County.
In 1960, Murphy was appointed as a provincial judge by New Brunswick premier Louis Robichaud. Murphy had earlier competed against Robichaud for the role of provincial Liberal leader.[1]
He was married to Joan Helena Barry and had four children; F Patrick Murphy (engineer), Julia P Murphy (teacher), Henry J Murphy, QC (lawyer), and Michael B Murphy (lawyer/polician). Upon his retirement from the bench Murphy was counsel with his son Henry's law firm Murphy Collette Murphy.
One of Murphy's nephews, Brian Murphy, became a Member of Parliament for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe in 2006. His son Michael B. (Mike) Murphy is a prominent New Brunswick trial lawyer and was Minister of Health and later Attorney General, before resigning in January 2010 to return to the practice of law.