district succeeded death_date death_place birth_name birth_place children party term_end preceded birth_date term_start article_title state name alma_mater
17th 16th guy molinari elizabeth holtzman 25 may 2015 staten island , new york , u.s. john michael murphy staten island , new york , u.s. john m. murphy , jr. . democratic january 3 , 1981 january 3 , 1973 ed koch adam clayton powell , jr 03 august 1926 january 3 , 1973 january 3 , 1963 john m. murphy
 new york new york john m. murphy amherst college
john m. murphy

john michael murphy -lrb- august 3 , 1926 -- may 25 , 2015 -rrb- was a democratic member of the u.s. house of representatives from new york 's 16th -lrb- 1963 -- 1973 -rrb- and 17th -lrb- 1973 -- 1981 -rrb- districts .
