MURPHY, CORNELIUS HENRY
Attorney; b Wilmington, Delaware Mar 15, 1857; s of Dennis Murphy-Ellen Harkins; ed Wilmington Del; De Witt; U of Iowa, LLB 1889; m Jessie Webster May 24, 1893 Davenport; 1892- prac law, Davenport; 1903- 07 asst Scott Co atty; Scott Co Bar Assn; KP, mbr 50 years; AF & AM 208, past master; 33�; RAM; R & SM 18; Scot Rite; Kaaba Shrine; Rep, mbr Rep state central com 1913-17; hobbies crossword puzzles; off 303-04 Schaarf Bldg; res 1718 Davenport Ave, Davenport.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1101.