Career
He represented Placentia West in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1930 to 1932. The son of Andrew Murphy, he was born in Oderin and left school in 1904 to work in the offshore bank fishery at Cape Saint Mary"son He later went to Saint John"s where he began work in the grocery and wine business with Edward Sinnott.
He later managed James Baird Limited"s branch in Marystown.
Murphy was elected as a Liberal in a 1930 by-election but was defeated when he ran for reelection in Saint John"s West in 1932. Murphy died in Saint John"s at the age of 70.