Background
Born in Cork, Murphy was the son of the merchant Jeremiah Murphy and the nephew of John Murphy, Bishop of Cork.
Born in Cork, Murphy was the son of the merchant Jeremiah Murphy and the nephew of John Murphy, Bishop of Cork.
He was educated at Clongowes Wood College and Trinity College, Dublin. He graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1829 and Master of Arts
In 1832. He was called to the bar on 25 January 1833 at Lincoln"s Inn. In 1834, he became connected with Fraser"s Magazine as an occasional contributor, assisting "Father Prout" in his famous "Reliques." He was an excellent classical scholar, and was responsible for some of Mahony"s Greek and Latin verses. Mahony introduces him in his "Prout Papers" as "Frank Cresswell of Furnival"s Inn."
He was made a Serjeant-at-law in February 1842, and resigned as Member of Parliament in January 1846, before running for office again in 1851 after the resignation of William Trant Fagan.
On 1 August 1853, he was made a Commissioner for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors.
He died on 17 June 1860.
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