| Joseph R. Murphy | |
| Birth Date: | 10 September 1880 |
| Birth Place: | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Death Place: | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Office: | MLA for Halifax South |
| Term Start: | October 28, 1940 |
| Term End: | October 16, 1944 |
| Predecessor: | Angus L. Macdonald |
| Successor: | Angus L. Macdonald |
| Party: | Nova Scotia Liberal Party |
Joseph Richard Murphy (September 10, 1880 – October 16, 1944) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Halifax South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1940 to 1944. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]
Murphy was born in 1880 at Halifax, Nova Scotia.[2] He was educated at Ampleforth College, England.[2] He married Marcelle Grace Butler in 1906, and was a wholesale dry goods and clothing manufacturer by career.[2] Murphy entered provincial politics on October 28, 1940, winning a byelection for the Halifax South riding by acclamation.[1] He was re-elected in the 1941 election.[3] Murphy died in office on October 16, 1944.[2]