As a Democrat , he was a member of the New York State Assembly ( Herkimer Co. ) in 1835 . Afterwards he resumed the practice of medicine in Royalton , New York . In 1848 , he joined the Free Soil Party , and in 1855 became a Republican . He was a delegate to the 1856 Republican National Convention . He was Supervisor of the Town of Royalton for one term ; and a member of the New York State Senate ( 29th D. ) in 1860 and 1861
1856 Republican National Convention
1856 Republican National Convention
Peter P. Murphy