William Cecil Murphy

Full Name: William Cecil Murphy
Date of birth: March 15, 1900
Date of death: May 2, 1960

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	9	Nov 12, 1932 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 42nd ⁽⁵⁾ 43rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Gainesville / Cooke	Senate President Pro Tempore (43rd)	Cooke, Fannin, Grayson

(1) Cecil Murphy. Senate Journal.
(2) Cecil Murphy. Texas Legislative Manual.
(3) 43rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 3rd C.S., elected 8/27/1934. Senate Journal.
(4) 43rd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/10/1933, p. 1. Senate Media.
(5) Cecil Murphy, sworn 11/12/1932, succeeded to unexpired term of Jacob J. Loy, resigned 9/22/1932. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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Senate District 9
Nov 12, 1932 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 42nd ⁽⁵⁾ 43rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (43rd)
(43rd)
(43rd)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Gainesville / Cooke
Counties in district: Cooke, Fannin, Grayson

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Biographical Sketches

Memorial, September 1960, p. 600. Murphy's "public career included membership on the Texas Democratic Executive Committee from 1930-32." Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, Private, Student Army Training Corps, University of Virginia, World War I. William Cecil Murphy, birth date 3/15/1900 in Gainesville, Texas; residence in Gainesville, Cooke County. FamilySearch Texas World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
William Cecil Murphy, birth date 3/15/1900; permanent home address in Gainesville, Cooke County; college student, University of Virginia; draft registration 9/7/1917 in Gainesville, Cooke County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
Certificate, Honorable Discharge from the Army of the United States, William Cecil Murphy. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

William Cecil Murphy, birth date 3/15/1900 in Gainesville, Texas; death date 5/2/1960 in Gainesville, Cooke County; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
William Cecil Murphy, birth date 3/15/1900, death date 5/2/1960, obituary, burial in Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Cooke County. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "Cecil Murphy, Gainesville, Dies," 5/3/1960, p. 7. " . . . when elected and qualified as state senator in 1932 he was the youngest member of that body." Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Photographs

Photograph. Cecil Murphy, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

42nd session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
43rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

43rd R.S. - 1933 Agricultural Affairs Anti-Nepotism, Special Civil Jurisprudence Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair) Counties and County Boundaries Criminal Jurisprudence Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate Labor Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair) State Penitentiaries Stock and Stockraising Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate, Steering Committee
42nd R.S. - 1931 Agricultural Affairs Commerce and Manufacturing Insurance Labor Representative Districts State Highways and Motor Traffic State Penitentiaries Stock and Stock Raising Towns and City Corporations

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