Dennis Murphy (Canadian politician)
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Denis Murphy was an Ontario
businessman and political figure. He represented Ottawa
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
as Conservative
member from 1902 to 1904. His first name appears as Dennis in some sources. There is some question as to what year he was born. His gravestone says he was born in 1840, but his obituary in The Ottawa Evening Citizen newspaper, Monday, March 12, 1917, said he was born in 1842. He is buried in Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
He was born in County Cork
, Ireland
, the son of J. Murphy, and was educated in Chatham, Argenteuil County
, Canada East
. He and his family moved to Canada in 1849, locating at Greece's Point, on the Grenville Canal, in the province of Quebec. In 1865, he worked as captain on one of the Montreal and Ottawa Forwarding Company's steamers, then was appointed business manager of the Ottawa branch of the company. In 1880, he formed a partnership in the D. Murphy and Company, which mainly transported lumber and coal on the Ottawa River
and Rideau Canal
. In 1869, he married Annie Patterson.
Murphy operated and was president of a business transporting goods in the Ottawa area called the Ottawa Transportation Company, founded in 1892. He was president of the Canadian Railway Accident Insurance Company and a Commissioner of the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway (now Ontario Northland), from 1905 until his death. Also, he was president of the Ottawa Board of Trade, major shareholder in the Ottawa Electric Railway, director of numerous companies including: Bank of Ottawa
, Ottawa Gas Company, C. C. Ray Company, Canada Cement Company (now part of Lafarge
Canada), Shawinigan Water and Power Company, Nipissing Mining Company, Brunette Saw Mill Company and Capital Trust Company. In the past he was president of the C. Ross Company, Montreal Terminal Railway Company (now the Société de transport de Montréal
) and the Chateauguay and Northern Railway Company.
Denis Murphy lived at 254 Melcalfe Street, Ottawa, in a house he called Tara Hall, next to J. R. Booth
's house. He and his wife Annie (Patterson), who was born in Ottawa, had 5 children, one died as an infant. His children were Colonel George Patterson Murphy, Nellie Murphy Warwick, Lillian Murphy, and Hilda Murphy Perry.
Nellie Murphy, married George R. Warwick, of Toronto in 1894. They lived in Toronto at 178 St. George Street. George R. Warwick was president of Warwick Bros. & Rutter Ltd., from about 1898, a bookbinding and paper goods company founded in 1848, which was one of Canada's largest picture postcard companies from about 1903 to 1916.
Annie Patterson Murphy, Denis Murphy's wife died in 1933, and is buried in Beechwood cemetery, in Ottawa.
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
businessman and political figure. He represented Ottawa
Ottawa (City of)
Ottawa was a federal electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the city of Ottawa...
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
as Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
member from 1902 to 1904. His first name appears as Dennis in some sources. There is some question as to what year he was born. His gravestone says he was born in 1840, but his obituary in The Ottawa Evening Citizen newspaper, Monday, March 12, 1917, said he was born in 1842. He is buried in Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
He was born in County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, the son of J. Murphy, and was educated in Chatham, Argenteuil County
Argenteuil County, Quebec
Argenteuil County is an historic county in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It was located on the Ottawa River between Gatineau and Montreal. The county seat was Lachute...
, Canada East
Canada East
Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....
. He and his family moved to Canada in 1849, locating at Greece's Point, on the Grenville Canal, in the province of Quebec. In 1865, he worked as captain on one of the Montreal and Ottawa Forwarding Company's steamers, then was appointed business manager of the Ottawa branch of the company. In 1880, he formed a partnership in the D. Murphy and Company, which mainly transported lumber and coal on the Ottawa River
Ottawa River
The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:...
and Rideau Canal
Rideau Canal
The Rideau Canal , also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston, Ontario on Lake Ontario. The canal was opened in 1832 as a precaution in case of war with the United States and is still in use today, with most of its...
. In 1869, he married Annie Patterson.
Murphy operated and was president of a business transporting goods in the Ottawa area called the Ottawa Transportation Company, founded in 1892. He was president of the Canadian Railway Accident Insurance Company and a Commissioner of the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway (now Ontario Northland), from 1905 until his death. Also, he was president of the Ottawa Board of Trade, major shareholder in the Ottawa Electric Railway, director of numerous companies including: Bank of Ottawa
Bank of Ottawa
The Bank of Ottawa was established in Canada in 1874 by Ottawa Valley lumber pioneers. The Bank of Ottawa was of high importance in the city's banking scene for a number of years. James Maclaren presided over the Bank from 1874 until his death in 1892. James Mather served as a bank director from 1879...
, Ottawa Gas Company, C. C. Ray Company, Canada Cement Company (now part of Lafarge
Lafarge
Lafarge is a French industrial company specialising in four major products: cement, construction aggregates, concrete and gypsum wallboard. In 2010 the company was the world's second-largest cement manufacturer by mass shipped behind Holcim.-History:...
Canada), Shawinigan Water and Power Company, Nipissing Mining Company, Brunette Saw Mill Company and Capital Trust Company. In the past he was president of the C. Ross Company, Montreal Terminal Railway Company (now the Société de transport de Montréal
Société de transport de Montréal
The Société de transport de Montréal is a public transport agency that operates transit bus, and rapid transit services in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
) and the Chateauguay and Northern Railway Company.
Denis Murphy lived at 254 Melcalfe Street, Ottawa, in a house he called Tara Hall, next to J. R. Booth
John Rudolphus Booth
John Rudolphus Booth was a Canadian lumber and railway baron. He controlled logging rights for large tracts of forest land in central Ontario, and built a railway to extract his logs; and from Ottawa through to Vermont to export lumber and grain to the United States and...
's house. He and his wife Annie (Patterson), who was born in Ottawa, had 5 children, one died as an infant. His children were Colonel George Patterson Murphy, Nellie Murphy Warwick, Lillian Murphy, and Hilda Murphy Perry.
Nellie Murphy, married George R. Warwick, of Toronto in 1894. They lived in Toronto at 178 St. George Street. George R. Warwick was president of Warwick Bros. & Rutter Ltd., from about 1898, a bookbinding and paper goods company founded in 1848, which was one of Canada's largest picture postcard companies from about 1903 to 1916.
Annie Patterson Murphy, Denis Murphy's wife died in 1933, and is buried in Beechwood cemetery, in Ottawa.