Patrick Charles Murphy
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Patrick Charles Murphy, M.D., (September 13, 1868 - March 6, 1925) was a Canadian Senator
and physician.
Born in Kinkora, Prince Edward Island
, Murphy became a physician and prominent citizen in Tignish. He was a Conservative candidate in the riding of Prince
during the 1911 federal election
but was defeated by 115 votes. The Conservatives came to power, however, and Murphy was appointed to the Senate in 1912 on the advice of the new prime minister, Robert Borden
, and sat in the upper house
as a Conservative until his death in 1925.
Canadian Senate
The Senate of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons, and the monarch . The Senate consists of 105 members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister...
and physician.
Born in Kinkora, Prince Edward Island
Kinkora, Prince Edward Island
Kinkora is a settlement in Prince Edward Island....
, Murphy became a physician and prominent citizen in Tignish. He was a Conservative candidate in the riding of Prince
Prince (electoral district)
Prince was a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1968.This riding was created in 1903 from parts of East Prince and West Prince ridings....
during the 1911 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1911
The Canadian federal election of 1911 was held on September 21 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 12th Parliament of Canada.-Summary:...
but was defeated by 115 votes. The Conservatives came to power, however, and Murphy was appointed to the Senate in 1912 on the advice of the new prime minister, Robert Borden
Robert Borden
Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office...
, and sat in the upper house
Upper house
An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
as a Conservative until his death in 1925.