Murphy, Richard Louis, 1875-1936

LC control no.	n 99045598
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Murphy, Richard Louis, 1875-1936 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Birth date	1875-11-06
Death date	1936-07-16
Place of birth	Dubuque (Iowa)
Place of death	Chippewa Falls (Wis.)
Affiliation	United States. Congress. Senate Democratic Party (U.S.) Legislators
Found in	Memorial services held in the House of Representatives of the United States, together with remarks presented in eulogy of Richard Louis Murphy, late a senator from Iowa, 1938: biography (b. Dubuque, Iowa, Nov. 6, 1875; d. July 16, 1936) Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed January 4, 2024: (Murphy, Richard Louis, a Senator from Iowa; born in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, November 6, 1875; attended the public schools of Dubuque; reporter for the Galena (Ill.) Gazette 1890-1892; returned to Dubuque, Iowa, in 1892 and was successively a reporter, city editor, and editor 1892-1914; member of the Dubuque County Library Board 1909-1914; served as collector of internal revenue for Iowa 1913-1920; income tax counselor 1920-1931, when he retired from active pursuits; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1933, until his death in an automobile accident near Chippewa Falls, Wis., July 16, 1936; interment in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West (a suburb of Dubuque), Iowa.)
Associated language	eng