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Everett Jerome Murphy

Everett Jerome Murphy served as a representative for Illinois (1895-1897).

  • Republican
  • Illinois
  • District 21
  • Former
Portrait of Everett Jerome Murphy Illinois
Role Representative

Current assignment referenced in the congressional directory.

State Illinois

Representing constituents across the Illinois delegation.

District District 21

District insights and legislative focus areas.

Service period 1895-1897

Years of public service formally recorded.

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Biography

Everett Jerome Murphy (born July 24, 1852) was a Republican politician who represented the State of Illinois in the United States House of Representatives. Serving as a member of Congress from Illinois’s 21st District, he held office as a Representative during the Fifty-fourth Congress. His tenure in the U.S. House began on December 2, 1895, and concluded on March 3, 1897, encompassing a single term.

During this period, Murphy served as a historical member of Congress from Illinois, aligned with the Republican Party. While specific committee assignments, legislative initiatives, or additional offices are not recorded in the available metadata, his service from 1895 to 1897 places him among the late 19th-century Republican representatives from the Midwest. His congressional career, as documented, is defined by this one term representing Illinois’s 21st District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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