Honorific-Prefix: | The Hon. |
Edward Murphy | |
Office: | Senator for Victoria, Quebec |
Predecessor: | Thomas Ryan |
Successor: | James O'Brien |
Term Start: | 1889 |
Term End: | 1895 |
Appointed: | John A. Macdonald |
Birth Date: | 26 July 1818 |
Birth Place: | County Carlow, Ireland |
Death Place: | Montreal, Quebec |
Party: | Liberal-Conservative |
Edward Murphy (July 26, 1818 - December 5, 1895) was a Canadian politician.
Born in County Carlow, Ireland, he emigrated to Lower Canada when he was six.[1] He was appointed to the Senate for the division of Victoria, Quebec on the advice of Sir John A. Macdonald in 1889. A Liberal-Conservative, he served until his death in 1895.
In 1882, he was made a Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.[1]
There is an Edward Murphy fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[2]