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William Tayloe Murphy Jr.
Member From: 1982 - 1999
- Birth Date: January 9, 1933 Birth Place:Emmerton, Richmond County, VA
- Death Date: September 16, 2021
- Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
- Spouse: Helen Turner
- Children: Anne Douglas
- Religion: Episcopalian
- Education: Warsaw High School Virginia Episcopal School Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1953) University of Virginia (LL.B., 1960, Editorial Board, Virginia Law Review, Raven Society)
- Military Service: USNR (1954-57)
- Occupation/Profession: Attorney
- Memberships/Affiliations: Cople Parish Episcopal Church (chancellor) Westmoreland Ruritan (former president) Westmoreland County Planning Commission (1970-82, former chairman) Westmoreland County Board of Zoning Appeals (1978-82, former chairman) Virginia State Bar (council, 1980-86) American Bar Association Virginia Bar Association (executive committee, 1991ó) Northern Neck Bar Association Northern Neck Historical Society Northern Neck State Bank (director) Union Bank and Trust Company (director) Chesapeake Bay Commission (chairman) Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (chairman) Code Commission Southern Growth Policies Board
- Additional Info: Served as Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources 2002 -2006
| Session | District | District Number | Party | Leadership | Committees |
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| 1982 | Counties of King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland | 43 | Democrat | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Conservation and Natural Resources Courts of Justice |
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| 1983 | Counties of King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond County, Westmoreland and Stafford (part) | 99 | Democrat | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Courts of Justice Labor and Commerce Mining and Mineral Resources |
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| 1984 | Counties of King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Stafford (part), and Westmoreland; | 99 | Democrat | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Courts of Justice Labor and Commerce Mining and Mineral Resources |
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| 1985 | Counties King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Stafford (part) and Westmoreland | 99 | Democrat | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Courts of Justice Labor and Commerce Mining and Mineral Resources |
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| 1986 | Counties of King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland and Stafford (part) | 99 | Democrat | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Corporations Insurance and Banking Courts of Justice Labor and Commerce |
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| 1987 | Counties of King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland and Stafford (part) | 99 | Democrat | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Corporations Insurance and Banking Courts of Justice Labor and Commerce |
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| 1988 | Counties of King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Stafford and Westmoreland (part) | 99 | Democrat | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Corporations Insurance and Banking Courts of Justice Labor and Commerce |
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| 1989 | Counties of King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Stafford (part) and Westmoreland | 99 | Democrat | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Corporations Insurance and Banking Courts of Justice Labor and Commerce |
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| 1990 | Counties of King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland, and Stafford (part) | 99 | Democrat | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Corporations Insurance and Banking Courts of Justice Labor and Commerce |
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| 1991 | Counties of King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland, and Stafford (part) | 99 | Democrat | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Corporations Insurance and Banking Courts of Justice Labor and Commerce |
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| 1992 | Counties of Essex (part), King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland | 99 | Democrat | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Corporations Insurance and Banking Courts of Justice Labor and Commerce |
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| 1993 | Counties of Essex (part), King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland | 99 | Democrat | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Corporations Insurance and Banking Courts of Justice Labor and Commerce |
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| 1994 | Counties of Essex (part), King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland | 99 | Democrat | Labor and Commerce (Chair) Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Corporations Insurance and Banking Courts of Justice |
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| 1995 | Counties of Essex (part), King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland | 99 | Democrat | Labor and Commerce (Chair) Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Corporations Insurance and Banking Courts of Justice |
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| 1996 | Counties of Essex (part), King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland | 99 | Democrat | Labor and Commerce (Chair) Appropriations Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Corporations Insurance and Banking |
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| 1997 | Counties of Essex (part), King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland | 99 | Democrat | Labor and Commerce (Chair) Appropriations Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Corporations Insurance and Banking |
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| 1998 | Counties of Essex (part), King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland | 99 | Democrat | Labor and Commerce (Co Chair) Appropriations Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Conservation and Natural Resources Corporations Insurance and Banking |
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