William T. Murphy

William T. Murphy (1969)

William Thomas Murphy (born August 7, 1899 in Chicago , Illinois , †  January 29, 1978 in Oak Lawn , Illinois) was an American politician . Between 1959 and 1971 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Murphy attended Yale and Harvard Elementary Schools and then graduated from Calumet High School in Chicago. During the First World War he served in the US Army . After studying law at the Law School of Loyola University and being admitted to the bar in 1926, he began working in this profession in Chicago in 1927. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1935 and 1959 he was a member of the Chicago City Council. From 1947 to 1959 he was also a member of the local urban planning commission. Between 1944 and 1956 he participated as a delegate at all Democratic National Conventions .

In the 1958 congressional election , Murphy was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Emmet Byrne on January 3, 1959 . After five re-elections, he was able to complete six legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1971 . These were determined by the events of the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War .

In 1970, William Murphy renounced another candidacy. He died on January 29, 1978 in Oak Lawn.

Web links

• William T. Murphy in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)