Joseph John Murphy
1827–94
Irish mill-owner, merchant, and writer. Published poetry and works on natural theology. Originally a Quaker, but became a member of the Church of Ireland. President of the Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society, 1866–75.
Sources
Modern English biography
Proceedings of the Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society
Bibliography
Modern English biography: Modern English biography, containing many thousand concise memoirs of persons who have died since the year 1850. By Frederick Boase. 3 vols. and supplement (3 vols.). Truro, Cornwall: the author. 1892–1921.
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