Legislator Details
Image Description:
Ernest Murphy portrait from Manual 1959 p.lix
Ernest Murphy portrait from Manual 1959 p.lix
Ernest Murphy
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Number of sessions served 4
Gender: Male
Age at election: 48
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 3/2/1908
City: Dublin, Ireland
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Country: Ireland
Death
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Marital Information:
married Agatha Parent 2-14-1934 in Detroit, she died 4-7-1935 in Ontario;
married Antoinette Perrin or Parent, dau. of Ulric and Gertrude (Bourbon)in Detroit, 7-11-1936; children: 2, John and David
Number of Children: 2
Background
Religion: Catholic
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Occupation: secretary, factory worker
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
educated in Ireland, including 2 years of college
Biographical Sketch:
Son of William and Elizabeth (McGinty) Murphy. He served as financial secretary of the Sheet Metal Workers Union 292 and as a member of the Michigan Employment Security Advisory Council; was employed as welfare and pension fund administrator for the Sheet Metal Workers Union.
Notable Facts:
Died in May 1969; his last residence was Detroit.
Marriage certificate gives his wife's name in one place as Perrin and in another as Parent.
Sessions Served:
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Aid to Handicapped, City Corporations , Metropolitan Affairs, Supplies and Expenditures
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne 1
District Description: Ward 21--all that portion lying easterly of a continuous line formed by the center lines of the following: beginning at the intersection of Kingsville and Kelly Aves and running along Kelly, Hayes, Harper, Chalmers, Mack, Conner, Jefferson to the Detroit Terminal RR thence along said RR right-of-way and on an extended line therefrom to the Detroit River
Date Elected: 11/6/1962
Date Sworn In: 1/9/1963
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: Unknown
End of Term Status: Departed
Maritial Status: Married
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Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Agriculture , Aid to Handicapped, Metropolitan Affairs, Supplies and Expenditures
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne 1
District Description: City of Detroit ward 21- all that portion lying easterly of a continuous line formed by the center lines of the following: beginning at the intersection of Kingsville and Kelly Avenues and running along Kelly, Hayes, Harper, Chalmers, Mack, Connor, Jefferson to the Detroit Terminal Railroad thence along said railrod righ-of-way and on an extended line therefrom to the Detroit River
Date Elected: 11/8/1960
Date Sworn In: 1/11/1961
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Juvenile Corrections, Metropolitan Affairs, Military and Veterans' Affairs , Tuberculosis Hospitals
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne 1
District Description: Ward 21--all that portion lying easterly of a continuous line formed by the center lines of the following: beginning at the intersection of Kingsville and Kelly Aves and running along Kelly, Hayes, Harper, Chalmers, Mack, Conner, Jefferson to the Detroit Terminal RR thence along said RR right-of-way and on an extended line therefrom to the Detroit River
Date Elected: 11/4/1958
Date Sworn In: 1/14/1959
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Metropolitan Affairs, Tuberculosis Hospitals
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne 1
District Description: Ward 21--all that portion lying easterly of a continuous line formed by the center lines of the following: beginning at the intersection of Kingsville and Kelly Aves and running along Kelly, Hayes, Harper, Chalmers, Mack, Conner, Jefferson to the Detroit Terminal RR thence along said RR right-of-way and on an extended line there-from to the Detroit River
Date Elected: 11/6/1956
Date Sworn In: 1/9/1957
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Unknown
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