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

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at a

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on 14 February 1865 for

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, after the resignation from the House of Commons of the Liberal MP Francis Lyons. He was re-elected unopposed at the general election in July 1865, and held the seat against

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candidates at the 1868 general election. In

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, having joined the new

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(founded in 1873), he was returned to the

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for a fourth time, defeating both Conservative candidates and an independent

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. 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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