What is W. Tayloe Murphy Jr.?
'''William Tayloe Murphy Jr.''' (January 9, 1933 – September 15, 2021) was an American [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politician. He was a member of the [[Virginia House of Delegates]] between 1982 and 2000. Murphy Jr. was Secretary of Natural Resources under Governor [[Mark Warner]] from 2002 until 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dela.state.va.us/dela/Membios.nsf/94f6e9b9c9b5678f85256b1b00732227/ae63d7d6689ddb9a85256b35005fb6bd?OpenDocument&Highlight=0,tayloe,murphy|title=Virginia House of Delegates : Session 1998 : Murphy, W. Tayloe, Jr. |work=state.va.us| publisher=Commonwealth of Virginia| accessdate=23 September 2016}}</ref> Murphy Jr. was born in [[Richmond County, Virginia]]. Murphy Jr. died on September 15, 2021 at the age of 88.<ref>[https://www.cbf.org/news-media/newsroom/2021/virginia/virginia-environmental-leader-w-tayloe-murphy-passes-away.html Virginia Environmental Leader W. Tayloe Murphy Passes Away]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy Jr., W. Tayloe}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:State legislators of the United States]] [[Category:Politicians from Virginia]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}