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E.T. Murphy

Edward Thad Murphy

Full Name: Edward Thad Murphy
Date of birth: November 19, 1889
Date of death: June 9, 1960

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 28 Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 42nd   Democrat Livingston / Polk   Polk, Trinity
H 28 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 41st   Democrat Livingston / Polk   Polk, Trinity
H 28 Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 40th   Democrat Livingston / Polk   Polk, Trinity

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
42nd  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Livingston / Polk
Counties in district:
Polk, Trinity

Legislatures:
41st  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Livingston / Polk
Counties in district:
Polk, Trinity

Legislatures:
40th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Livingston / Polk
Counties in district:
Polk, Trinity

Biographical Information

  • Biographical sketch, Edward Thad Murphy, Texas Under Many Flags, 1930, Volume I, pp. 240-241. Born 11/19/1889 in Moscow, Polk County. (Created 9/17/2009.) HeritageQuest Online.
  • Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/22/1929, p. 7. Houston Post-Dispatch.

  • Photograph. E.T. Murphy, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. E.T. Murphy, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. E.T. Murphy, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board

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