Thomas Patrick Murphy (13 December 1906 – 11 September 1978) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1953 and 1968. He was a member of the Labor Party (ALP) and held the minor government position of Assistant Minister in 1964–65.
After an unsuccessful attempt to win the seat in 1950, Murphy was elected to parliament as the Labor member for Concord at the 1953 state election. He defeated the incumbent Liberal member John Adamson. The 1953 election saw Labor make significant gains in marginal seats, particularly in the western suburbs. The seat of Concord was highly marginal but Murphy was able to retain it for Labor at the next 4 elections, usually by less than 1000 votes and in 1956 and 1965 by less than 100 votes (approximately 0.2% of the total votes cast).[2] Murphy was appointed to the minor government post of Assistant Minister between 30 April 1964 and 13 May 1965 but he held no other party, parliamentary or ministerial office. The seat of Concord was abolished at the 1968 election and Murphy unsuccessfully stood for the new seat of Yaralla. He retired from public life after his defeat but became a successful businessman with investments in motels and the wholesale shoe business.
thomas, murphy, australian, politician, thomas, patrick, murphy, december, 1906, september, 1978, australian, politician, member, south, wales, legislative, assembly, between, 1953, 1968, member, labor, party, held, minor, government, position, assistant, mini. Thomas Patrick Murphy 13 December 1906 11 September 1978 was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1953 and 1968 He was a member of the Labor Party ALP and held the minor government position of Assistant Minister in 1964 65 Thomas MurphyPersonal detailsBorn 1906 12 13 13 December 1906SydneyDied11 September 1978 1978 09 11 aged 71 SydneyPolitical partyLabor PartyBiography editMurphy was the son of a railway worker and was educated in Patrician Brothers schools in rural NSW He worked as a clerk in the New South Wales Government Railways between 1923 and 1953 During World War Two he served in the Middle East with the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps of the Second Australian Imperial Force and reached the rank of sergeant Following demobilization Murphy settled in Concord in the western suburbs of Sydney and became involved in community organizations including the Returned and Services League of Australia and the Hibernian Australian Catholic Benefits Society a provider of health and other insurance 1 After an unsuccessful attempt to win the seat in 1950 Murphy was elected to parliament as the Labor member for Concord at the 1953 state election He defeated the incumbent Liberal member John Adamson The 1953 election saw Labor make significant gains in marginal seats particularly in the western suburbs The seat of Concord was highly marginal but Murphy was able to retain it for Labor at the next 4 elections usually by less than 1000 votes and in 1956 and 1965 by less than 100 votes approximately 0 2 of the total votes cast 2 Murphy was appointed to the minor government post of Assistant Minister between 30 April 1964 and 13 May 1965 but he held no other party parliamentary or ministerial office The seat of Concord was abolished at the 1968 election and Murphy unsuccessfully stood for the new seat of Yaralla He retired from public life after his defeat but became a successful businessman with investments in motels and the wholesale shoe business References edit Mr Thomas Patrick Murphy 1906 1978 Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 7 May 2019 Green Antony Elections for the District of Concord New South Wales Election Results 1856 2007 Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 1 September 2019 New South Wales Legislative AssemblyPreceded byJohn Adamson Member for Concord1953 1968 Succeeded byseat abolished Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Murphy Australian politician amp oldid 1090680971, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
