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Murphy, Emily

Also known as Emily Gowan Ferguson (at birth)
Date of Birth: March 14, 1868 Place of birth: Cookstown, Ontario
Date of Death: October 17, 1933 Place of death: Edmonton, Alberta Cause of death: heart attack, complications of diabetes

Emily MurphyEmily Murphy was appointed police magistrate for Edmonton in 1916, making her the British Empire's and Canada's first female judge. She was one of the "Famous Five" who took part in the Persons Case before Britain's Privy Council in 1929, to confirm that women were indeed 'persons' under the BNA Act.

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Famous 5 Elected to Senate
In 2009 the Senate named "The Famous 5" (Nellie McClung, Irene Parlby, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Emily Murphy and Louise McKinney) Canada's first "honorary senators."