William Murphy (Queensland politician)

William Sidney Murphy[1] (1868 – 23 October 1930) was a newspaper proprietor and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Following the death of Billy Browne in 1904,[3] Murphy was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Croydon.

He subsequently won the seat of Burke[7] and remained its member until he was defeated by Darby Riordan in 1918.

[8] Although he started his political career representing the Labour Party, Murphy joined the Kidstonites in early 1908 for several months and then served the rest of his political career as an independent member of parliament.

[2] His funeral moved from Cross Street, Strathfield, to the Rookwood Cemetery.