Nicholas Daniel Murphy (1811– 6 January 1889) was an Irish politician from

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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 at a by-election on 14 February 1865 for Cork City, after the

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of the Liberal MP Francis Lyons. He was re-elected unopposed at the general election in July 1865, and held the seat against Irish Conservative Party candidates at the 1868 general election. In

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, having joined the new Home Rule League (founded in 1873), he was returned to the House of Commons for a fourth time, defeating both Conservative candidates and an independent nationalist. However, at the 1880 general election, he stood once again as a Liberal, but lost his seat.Walker, op. cit., pages 123

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* 1811 births 1890 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Cork City UK MPs 1859–1865 UK MPs 1865–1868 UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1874–1880 Irish Liberal Party MPs Home Rule League MPs {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub