Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	28	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd	Democrat	Livingston / Polk	Polk, Trinity
H	28	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Livingston / Polk	Polk, Trinity
H	28	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Livingston / Polk	Polk, Trinity

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/22/1929, p. 7. Houston Post-Dispatch.
Biographical sketch, Edward Thad Murphy, Volume I, pp. 240-241. Born 11/19/1889 in Moscow, Polk County. Texas Under Many Flags, 1930.

Other Resources

Edward Thad Murphy, birth date 11/19/1889 in Moscow, Texas, death date 6/9/1960 in Livingston, Polk County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Edward Thad Murphy (1889-1960), burial in Forest Hill Cemetery, Livingston, Polk County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. E.T. Murphy, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E.T. Murphy, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E.T. Murphy, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

42nd R.S. - 1931 Appropriations Congressional Districts Highways and Motor Traffic Revenue and Taxation State Affairs (Vice Chair)
41st R.S. - 1929 Appropriations Highway Department, Investigate (Chair) Highways and Motor Traffic (Chair) Labor Prison Centralization Commission Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
40th R.S. - 1927 Conservation and Reclamation Criminal Jurisprudence Highways and Motor Traffic Revenue and Taxation

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