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Nicholas Joseph Murphy (1880 – 27 April 1913) was an Irish
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politician and a Member of Parliament (MP) for South Kilkenny from 1907 to 1909. His parents were publican and grocers, Nicholas became a Grocer and Spirit Merchant. He was educated at St. Kieran's College. He was elected unopposed as an
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MP for South Kilkenny at the 1907 by-election, following the resignation of
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who joined
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. He resigned in 1909 after being declared bankrupt, and was succeeded by Matthew Keating. He stood unsuccessfully as an
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candidate at the December 1910 general election against Matthew Keating.


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* 1880 births 1913 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Kilkenny constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1906–1910 Politicians from County Kilkenny Irish Parliamentary Party MPs {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub