Stephen J. Murphy is an American politician who is the
Suffolk County register of deeds
Recorder of deeds or deeds registry is a government office tasked with maintaining public records and documents, especially records relating to real estate ownership that provide persons other than the owner of a property with real rights ove ...
, serving since 2017. From 1997 until 2016, he served as an at-large member of the
Boston City Council
The Boston City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is made up of 13 members: 9 district representatives and 4 at-large members. Councillors are elected to two-year ...
. He is a member of the
Democratic Party.
Boston City Council
Murphy was formerly a member of the
Boston City Council
The Boston City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is made up of 13 members: 9 district representatives and 4 at-large members. Councillors are elected to two-year ...
. He first joined the Council in February 1997, following the resignation of
at-large
At large (''before a noun'': at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather tha ...
member
Richard P. Iannella, who had been elected
Register of Probate of Suffolk County;
Murphy had finished fifth in the
November 1995 race for four at-large seats, and served the remainder of Iannella's term. Murphy was then elected to a two-year at-large term in
November 1997, and reelected eight times. He served as President of the Council for three years (2011–2013). He lost his seat in the
November 2015 election.
From 2011 through 2013, he served as
president of the Boston City Council, with
Salvatore LaMattina serving as the vice president.
References
Further reading
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External links
Suffolk Registry of DeedsMurphy bio
at Suffolk Registry of Deeds
at ourcampaigns.com
Presidents of the Boston City Council
Register of deeds in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Massachusetts Democrats
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