Austin John Murphy
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 20th district
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Joseph Gaydos
Succeeded by	Frank Mascara
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 22nd district
In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Thomas Morgan
Succeeded by	District eliminated
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 46th district
In office January 5, 1971 – January 4, 1977[1]
Preceded by	William Lane
Succeeded by	Barry Stout
Constituency	Parts of Greene, Fayette, and Washington Counties[2]
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 48th district
In office January 7, 1969 – November 19, 1970
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Barry Stout
Constituency	Parts of Washington County[3]
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the Washington County district
In office January 6, 1959 – November 30, 1968
Personal details
Born	(1927-06-17)June 17, 1927 North Charleroi, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	April 13, 2024(2024-04-13) (aged 96) Carroll Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Duquesne University University of Pittsburgh
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	U.S. Marine Corps
Years of service	1944–1946

Austin John Murphy (June 17, 1927 – April 13, 2024) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1977 to 1995.

Murphy started his political career as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, where he served from 1959 to 1971. He then served in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1971 to 1977.^[2]

In 1976, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives, replacing longtime incumbent Thomas E. Morgan. He served as a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1984 and 1988.

Murphy died on April 13, 2024 in Carroll Township, Pennsylvania at the age of 96.^[4]

• United States Congress. "Austin Murphy (id: M001088)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-15
• "Murphy arraigned on vote-fraud charges". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 25, 1999. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
• "Most charges against austin murphy dismissed". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 22, 1999. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
• Appearances on C-SPAN

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