What is John Murtha?
[[File:John Murtha portrait 2008.jpg|right|200px]] '''John Patrick Murtha Jr.''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɜr|θ|ə}}; June 17, 1932 – February 8, 2010) was an American politician. He was born in [[New Martinsville, West Virginia]]. Murtha, a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], represented [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania's]] [[Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district|12th congressional district]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1974 until his death in 2010.<ref>Obituary ''[[New York Times]]'', 9 February 2010.</ref><ref>Obituary ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', 9 February 2010.</ref><ref>Obituary ''[[Washington Post]]'', 9 February 2010.</ref><ref>Obituary ''[[The Independent|London Independent]]'', 10 February 2010.</ref> Murtha died on February 8, 2010 in [[Arlington, Virginia]] from complications of [[intestine]] surgery at the age of 77.<ref>{{Cite news | last = Keck| first =Kristi |author2=Elizabeth Cohen |author3=Sabriya Rice |author4=Rebecca Sinderbrand | title = Rep. John Murtha dies after surgery complications| newspaper = [[CNN]] | date = February 9, 2010 | url = http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/02/08/john.murtha.obit/index.html}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{CongLinks | congbio=m001120 | votesmart=27048 | fec=H6PA12030 | congress= }} * [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Murtha Profile] at [[SourceWatch]] * {{findagrave|47806007}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Murtha, John}} [[Category:1932 births]] [[Category:2010 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from surgical complications]] [[Category:United States representatives from Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Politicians from West Virginia]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}