Nicholas Daniel Murphy was an Irish

Irish people

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 politician from Cork

Cork (city)

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. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1865 to 1880.

Standing as a Liberal, he was elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Parliament of the United Kingdom

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 at a by-election

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 on 14 February 1865 for Cork City

Cork City (UK Parliament constituency)

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, after the resignation from the House of Commons

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 of the Liberal MP Francis Lyons. He was re-elected unopposed at the general election in July 1865

United Kingdom general election, 1865

The 1865 United Kingdom general election saw the Liberals, led by Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives to more than 80. The Whig Party changed its name to the Liberal Party between the previous election and this one.Palmerston died later in the same...

, and held the seat against Irish Conservative Party

Irish Conservative Party

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 candidates at the 1868 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1868

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. In 1874

United Kingdom general election, 1874

-Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...

, having joined the new Home Rule League

Home Rule League

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 (founded in 1873), he was returned to the House of Commons for a fourth time, defeating both Conservative candidates and an independent nationalist

Irish nationalism

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.

However, at the 1880 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1880

-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...

, he stood once again as a Liberal, but lost his seat.

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