| John Murphy | |
| Constituency Am1: | Ipswich |
| Assembly1: | Queensland Legislative |
| Term Start1: | 19 June 1867 |
| Term End1: | 12 August 1870 |
| Predecessor1: | George Reed |
| Successor1: | Benjamin Cribb |
| Alongside1: | Henry Challinor, Arthur Macalister, John Thompson, Henry Williams |
| Birth Date: | 25 September 1820 |
| Birth Place: | County Cork, Ireland |
| Death Place: | Roma, Queensland, Australia |
| Restingplace: | Ipswich General Cemetery |
| Birthname: | John Murphy |
| Nationality: | Irish Australian |
| Spouse: | Hannah Julia Smith (m.1862) |
| Occupation: | Merchant |
John Murphy was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
He was the member for Ipswich 18 June 1867 to 12 August 1870.
He was born 25 September 1820 (County Cork, Ireland) to Daniel Jervois and Susan (née Godson).
He had 4 sons and 2 daughters.
He was a member of the Church of England.
He began his career by working in a lawyer's office in Sydney before becoming a storekeeper's assistant at Muswellbrook. He arrived in Ipswich in 1852 and became manager of mercantile firm. He then became a forwarding and commission agent then became the first Mayor of Ipswich[2] from 1860 to 1861 and served as mayor again from 1865 to 1867. On 11 September 1861 he recommended that the council have a seal. The design is still used today.[3] He represented Ipswich in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, 19 June 1867 to 12 August 1870. He was appointed police magistrate at Goondiwindi in 1872 and then at Roma in 1874.[4]