Tom Murphy (Georgia politician)

Tom Murphy
69th Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office December 19, 1973 – January 13, 2003
Governor	See list Jimmy Carter George Busbee Joe Frank Harris Zell Miller Roy Barnes
Preceded by	George L. Smith
Succeeded by	Terry Coleman
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office January 9, 1961 – January 13, 2003
Preceded by	Harold Lloyd Murphy
Succeeded by	Bill Heath
Constituency	Haralson County (1961–1966) 26th district (1966–1969) 19th district (1969–1973) 18th district (1973–2003)
Personal details
Born	Thomas Bailey Murphy (1924-03-10)March 10, 1924 Bremen, Georgia, U.S.
Died	December 17, 2007(2007-12-17) (aged 83) Bremen, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Agnes Bennett ​ ​ (m. 1946; died 1982)​
Children	4
Alma mater	North Georgia College University of Georgia (JD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1941–1945
Battles/wars	World War II

Thomas Bailey Murphy (March 10, 1924 – December 17, 2007) was an attorney and American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. Murphy was the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1973 until his defeat in the general election of 2002, making him the third longest serving House Speaker of any U.S. state legislature, behind only Michael Madigan of Illinois and Solomon Blatt of South Carolina.^[1] He was a member of the Democratic Party.