Morgan F. Murphy

A Representative from Illinois. Born in Chicago, Ill. , April 16, 1932. Attended Chicago parochial schools. B. S. , Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. , 1955. J. D. , DePaul University School of Law, Chicago, Ill. , 1962. Served in the United States Marine Corps, 1955-1957, including a one year tour of duty in the Far East. Administrative assistant to Clerk of the Circuit Court of Chicago, 1958-1961. Admitted to the Illinois bar in 1962 and commenced practice in Chicago. Special attorney, Board of Election Commissioners, 1964 at-large elections. Attorney for Chicago Dairymen's Association during 1968 milk strikes. Trustee-management representative, Milk Wagon Drivers Union. Hearing officer for Local Liquor Control Commission, 1969-1970. Delegate, Democratic National Conventions, 1968-1972. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-second and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1971-January 3, 1981). Was not a candidate for reelection in 1980 to the Ninety-seventh Congress. Resumed the practice of law in Chicago. Died on March 4, 2016, in Chicago, Ill. Interment at All Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Des Plaines, Ill.