Nicholas Daniel Murphy

Nicholas Daniel Murphy (1811–1890)[1] was an Irish politician from Cork. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1865 to 1880.

Standing as a Liberal, he was elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom at a by-election on 14 February 1865 for Cork City, after the resignation from the House of Commons of the Liberal MP Francis Lyons.[2] He was re-elected unopposed at the general election in July 1865,[3] and held the seat against Irish Conservative Party candidates at the 1868 general election.[4] In 1874, having joined the new Home Rule League (founded in 1873), he was returned to the House of Commons for a fourth time, defeating both Conservative candidates and an independent nationalist.[5]

However, at the 1880 general election, he stood once again as a Liberal, but lost his seat.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Historical list of MPs: House of Commons constituencies beginning with "C", part 5". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ccommons5.htm. Retrieved 4 December 2009. 
  2. ^ Brian M. Walker, ed (1978). Parliamentary election results in Ireland 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 100. ISBN 0 901714 12 7. 
  3. ^ Walker, op. cit., page 102
  4. ^ Walker, op. cit., page 108
  5. ^ Walker, op. cit., pages 115–116
  6. ^ Walker, op. cit., pages 123

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Francis Lyons
Francis Beamish		 Member of Parliament for Cork City
1865 – 1880
With: Francis Beamish to July 1865
John Maguire 1865–1872
Joseph Philip Ronayne 1872–1876
William Goulding 1876–1880		 Succeeded by
John Daly
Charles Stewart Parnell