Francis Stack Murphy
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Francis Stack Murphy SL
(1810? – 16 June 1860) was an Irish lawyer, scholar and Member of Parliament
.
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 was called to the bar on 25 January 1833 at Lincoln's Inn
. In 1841 he ran for election as a Member of Parliament
for Cork City
, which he won and took office on 5 July. He was made a Serjeant-at-law
in February 1842, and resigned as MP 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.
Serjeant-at-law
The Serjeants-at-Law was an order of barristers at the English bar. The position of Serjeant-at-Law , or Sergeant-Counter, was centuries old; there are writs dating to 1300 which identify them as descended from figures in France prior to the Norman Conquest...
(1810? – 16 June 1860) was an Irish lawyer, scholar and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
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Born in Cork
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
, Murphy was the son of the merchant Jeremiah Murphy and the nephew of John Murphy, Bishop of Cork
Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel and is subject to the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. The diocese is in the secular province of Munster...
. He was educated at Clongowes Wood College
Clongowes Wood College
Clongowes Wood College is a voluntary secondary boarding school for boys, located near Clane in County Kildare, Ireland. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1814, it is one of Ireland's oldest Catholic schools, and featured prominently in James Joyce's semi-autobiographical novel A Portrait of the...
and Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
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He was called to the bar on 25 January 1833 at Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
. In 1841 he ran for election as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Cork City
Cork City (UK Parliament constituency)
Cork City was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1880 to 1922 it returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
, which he won and took office on 5 July. He was made a Serjeant-at-law
Serjeant-at-law
The Serjeants-at-Law was an order of barristers at the English bar. The position of Serjeant-at-Law , or Sergeant-Counter, was centuries old; there are writs dating to 1300 which identify them as descended from figures in France prior to the Norman Conquest...
in February 1842, and resigned as MP in January 1846, before running for office again in 1851 after the resignation of William Trant Fagan
William Trant Fagan
William Trant Fagan was an Irish writer and Member of Parliament from Cork.- Family :Fagan was the son of James Fagan and his wife Ellen Trust...
. On 1 August 1853 he was made a Commissioner for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors.