Patrick Charles Murphy
Honorific prefixThe Honourable
Birth dateSeptember 14, 1868
Birth placeKinkora, Prince Edward Island
Death dateMarch 6, 1925 (aged 56)
Death placeTignish, Prince Edward Island
OccupationPhysician, politician
SpouseEveleen Clarke
PartyConservative
OfficeMember of the Senate of Canada
Term start1912
Term end1925

Patrick Charles Murphy, M.D., (September 14, 1868 – March 6, 1925) was a Canadian Senator and physician.

Biography

Born in Kinkora, Prince Edward Island on September 14, 1868, Murphy became a physician and prominent citizen in Tignish.[1][2] He was a Conservative candidate in the riding of Prince during the 1911 federal election but was defeated by 115 votes. The Conservatives came to power, however, and Murphy was appointed to the Senate in 1912 on the advice of the new prime minister, Robert Borden, and sat in the upper house as a Conservative until his death.

He died in Tignish on March 6, 1925.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Senator Murphy Dead at Tignish". The Gazette. Canadian Press. 1925-03-07. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-07-15. – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Who's Who in Canada, Volume 16. International Press. 1922. p. 518. Retrieved 2020-07-15. – via Google Books.