UCL

Arthur Murphy

Profile & Legacies Summary

1727 - 1805

Biography

Writer, barrister and playwright. Nephew of Jeffrey French MP (q.v.) (whom he satirised in The Apprentice) and residuary legatee of his cousin Mrs Frances Ford (nee Plunkett) (q.v.). His will proved 23/07/1805 is uninformative and left his personalty to Jesse Foot (q.v.), who was also his biographer.

  1. Ann Elliot, who has an entry in the ODNB as 'courtesan and actress', was a protegee of Arthur Murphy, who wrote the part of Maria for her in his comedy The Citizen.

Sources

PROB 11/1428/218.

  1. Baldwin, Olive, and Thelma Wilson. 2004 "Elliot, Ann (1743–1769), courtesan and actress." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 24 Jun. 2019. https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-64332.

Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish

Associated Estates (1)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
Heir
Lloyd's Estate [ Jamaica | St John ]

Arthur Murphy's cousin Mrs Frances Ford left him her interest in Jamaica property - anything due to her for slaves - in her will.

Relationships (3)

Arthur Murphy
First Cousins
Mrs Frances Ford (née Plunkett)
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Arthur Murphy
Nephew → Uncle
Jeffrey French
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Arthur Murphy
Testator → Executor
Jesse Foot
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Jesse Foot was sole executor of the will of Arthur Murphy and inherited Arthur Murphy's personalty and proceeds of the sale of his...