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William Martin Murphy

Irish politician and businessman (1844-1919)
Person human Q333298

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
January 6, 1845
Date of death
June 26, 1919
Place of birth
Castletownbere
Place of death
Dublin
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9]
Occupation
politician, publisher, businessperson, entrepreneur
Position held
member of the 24th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 23rd Parliament of the United Kingdom[10][11]
Educated at
Belvedere College[12]
Member of political party
Irish Parliamentary Party[14]
Work location
London, Dublin[18][19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Candidacy in election
1885 United Kingdom general election, 1886 United Kingdom general election[22][23]
Family name
Murphy[15]
Given name
William, Martin[16][17]
Name in native language
William Martin Murphy[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Martin Murphy ar ويليام مارتن ميرفي
🔖 Identifiers · 16
ISNI
000000038531836X
VIAF cluster ID
222071278
Library of Congress authority ID
n98024144
GND ID
117551473X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
William Martin Murphy Oil Painting by William Orpen.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16666552b
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
006106
Freebase ID
/m/0fzgy9
Hansard (1803–2005) ID
mr-william-murphy
IdRef ID
16664546X
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100217451
Ricorso author ID
m/Murphy_WM/life
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Rush Parliamentary Archive ID
2649
TheyWorkForYou ID
16122
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjxwxHFpbVhk6fjTBDpfq
Yale LUX ID
person/65f4089e-36fe-4160-868a-752937577c51

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Occupation 3
politician, businessperson, publisher
Candidacy in election 2
1885 United Kingdom general election, 1886 United Kingdom general election
Founded entities 2
Irish Independent, Independent News & Media
Given name 2
William, Martin
Work location 2
London, Dublin
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Educated at 1
Belvedere College
Family name 1
Murphy
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Irish Parliamentary Party
Place of birth 1
Castletownbere
Place of death 1
Dublin
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

William Martin Murphy was born in Castletownbere[1]. He was born on January 6, 1845[2]. He died in Dublin[3]. He died on June 26, 1919[4]. He worked as a politician[5], publisher[6], businessperson[7], and entrepreneur[8].

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Career and Affiliations

Positions held include member of the 24th Parliament of the United Kingdom[10], a position[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1886[26] and member of the 23rd Parliament of the United Kingdom[11], a position[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1885[29].

FAQs

Where was William Martin Murphy born?

Born in Castletownbere[1].

Where did William Martin Murphy die?

William Martin Murphy died in Dublin[3].

What did William Martin Murphy do for work?

William Martin Murphy worked as politician[5], publisher[6], businessperson[7], and entrepreneur[8].

Where did William Martin Murphy go to school?

William Martin Murphy was educated at Belvedere College[12].

Related Entities

London United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Hansard 1803–2005. wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Hansard 1803–2005. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Hansard 1803–2005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'ga']
    Date of death → +1919-06-26T00:00:00Z
    Date of birth → +1845-01-06T00:00:00Z
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Belvedere College
    Place of birth → Castletownbere
    Member of political party → Irish Parliamentary Party
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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