Researching Henry Murphy
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 23924 people with the Murphy surname? In that year Murphy was ranked number 138 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Henry means "ruler of the home" and is of German origin.
Records of Henry Murphy on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Henry Murphy and the Murphy Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Murphy Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Murphy family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 62164 people with the Murphy surname in the UK? Murphy is now ranked number 65 for popularity in the UK. |
Murphy Family History Databases
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Murphy Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 355475 people with the Murphy surname in the USA? Murphy is ranked number 52 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Henry Murphy
Henry Murphy (field hockey)
Henry Lawson Murphy (12 December 1882 – 5 January 1942) was an Irish field hockey player. He played for, amongst others, Three Rock Rovers and Ireland. Together with fellow Rovers players, Richard Gregg and Charles Power, he was a member of the Ireland team that won the silver medal at the 1908 London Olympics. Murphy played in both the 3–1 win against Wales on 29 October and in the 8–1 defeat against England in the final on 31 October. The Ireland team was part of the Great Britain Olympic team.
Source: Henry Murphy (field hockey), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Henry Murphy (politician)
Henry Joseph Murphy (9 February 1921 – 26 November 2006) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Moncton, New Brunswick and became a barrister by career after attending the law program at the University of New Brunswick.
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 city alderman for Moncton City Council 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.
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/politician). 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. In 2012, he followed in his father's footsteps to seek the leadership of the provincial Liberal Party but was also defeated by a young francophone lawyer from Kent County.
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