Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	22-1	Jan 11, 1955 - Oct 31, 1955	54th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	22-1	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	19-1	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	19-1	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris

(1) Murphy resigned 10/31/1955. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

76th Legislature, R.S., HR 211. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, November 2001, p. 303. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

United States Marine Corps, World War II. "He was a proud graduate of the University of Houston and later joined the United States Marine Corps, serving with distinction as a pilot in Guadalcanal during World War II." 76th Legislature, R.S., HR 211. Resolutions - Memorial.
Back of headstone inscription: "Marine Corps Pilot WWII." Texas State Cemetery.

Other Resources

Murphy, Jr., Charles Alfred. Relatives: Charles A. Murphy, Sr. - father, Charles Alfred Murphy, Jr. - son. Texas State Cemetery.

Photographs

Photograph. Charles Murphy, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Charles Murphy, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Charles Murphy, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Charles A. Murphy, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

54th R.S. - 1955 Education Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Game and Fisheries Highways and Roads State Affairs (Vice Chair)
53rd R.S. - 1953 Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Highways and Roads Labor State Affairs
52nd R.S. - 1951 Banks and Banking Congressional and Legislative Districts Conservation and Reclamation Crime Investigating, Special Game and Fisheries State Affairs
50th R.S. - 1947 Game and Fisheries (Vice Chair) Labor Liquor Regulation Public Lands and Buildings State Affairs

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