Representative Arthur Phillips Murphy

Arthur Phillips Murphy served as a Representative from Missouri in the United States Congress from 1905 to 1911. A member of the Republican Party, Arthur Phillips Murphy contributed to the legislative process during 2 terms in office.

Arthur Phillips Murphy’s service in Congress occurred during a significant period in American history. As a member of the House of Representatives, Arthur Phillips Murphy participated in the democratic process and represented the interests of constituents.

Arthur Phillips Murphy (December 10, 1870 – February 1, 1914) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Hancock, Missouri, Murphy attended the public schools of Pulaski County and the School of Mines and Metallurgy at Rolla, Missouri. He became a telegraph operator and later studied law. He was admitted to the bar March 4, 1894, and commenced practice in Rolla, Missouri. Murphy was an unsuccessful candidate for election as prosecuting attorney of Pulaski County in 1898. In 1902, Murphy was appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt as attorney for the Creek Nation of Indians, a position he held until 1904. Murphy was elected by Missouri’s 16th congressional district as a Republican to the 59th US Congress (March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907), early within which he sponsored a bill for Sequoyah statehood, though it was not considered. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1906 to the 60th Congress. Murphy was elected to the 61st Congress (March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the 62nd Congress, and resumed the practice of law. After a sudden death in Rolla, Missouri, on February 1, 1914, Murphy was interred in Rolla Cemetery.