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'''Denis Murphy''' was an [[Australian Labor Party]] politician, historian and biographer.

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Denis Murphy was born in Nambour on [[6 August]] [[1936]]. Murphy taught as an academic at the [[University of Queensland]], writing extensively on the history of Labor in that state. Along with [[Peter Beattie]], he was the leading figure in the push during the late 1970's to have the Queensland branch of the party reformed. After the success of the reform movement, and intervention from the party's federal headquarters, he became State Branch President.

He was later elected to the [[Parliament of Queensland]] for the state electorate of Stafford on [[22 October]] [[1983]].

Murphy completed biographies on a number of Queensland Labor figures, notably [[Thomas Joseph Ryan|T J Ryan]] and [[Bill Hayden]]. He was working on a biography of [[Andrew Fisher]] before his death.

Murphy was diagnosed with cancer in 1983 and died on [[21 June]] [[1984]]. He died before having the opportunity to make a speech as a Member of Parliament.

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==External links==

*[http://www.library.uq.edu.au/fryer/denis_murphy/visionary.html Denis Murphy display at the University of Queensland Library]

[[Category:Australian Labor Party politicians|Murphy, Denis]]

[[Category:Politicians of Queensland|Murphy, Denis]]

[[Category:1984 deaths|Murphy, Denis]]

[[Category:1936 births|Murphy Denis]]