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William J. Murphy (born 17 May 1928) is a former Irish Labour Party politician.

He was elected as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork West constituency at the 1949 by-election on 15 June.^[1] Aged just 21 years and 29 days at the time, he is the youngest ever TD, the next youngest being Lorcan Allen. He did not contest the 1951 general election.^[2]

Along with former Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Liam Cosgrave, he is one of only two surviving members of the Oireachtas to have been elected in the 1940s.

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^ "Mr. William J. Murphy". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=13&MemberID=805&ConstID=46. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
^ "William J. Murphy". ElectionsIreland.org. http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=8680. Retrieved 10 April 2009.

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[oireachtas_db-0] "Mr. William J. Murphy". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=13&MemberID=805&ConstID=46. Retrieved 10 April 2009.

[elecs_irl-1] "William J. Murphy". ElectionsIreland.org. http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=8680. Retrieved 10 April 2009.

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