William Edward Murphy was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly,[1] the first representative for the seat of Cook. He held this seat from 1 June 1876 to 5 December 1878.

Parliament House Queensland, 1926

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He was born in 1833 (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) and died in 1881 (Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia). Before entering Parliament he was a solicitor in Brisbane.[2] His religion was Roman Catholic.

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  1. ^ "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Queensland Parliament". Parliament of Queensland. Retrieved 8 February 2016.