Rex Murphy (born March, 1947, Carbonear, Newfoundland) is a noted Canadian commentator. Murphy was born in Carbonear, Newfoundland 105 kilometres west of St. John's and is the second of five children of Harry and Marie Murphy. He graduated from Memorial University in 1968, and promptly went to England to study at Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar (at the same time as Bill Clinton). Wikipedia
Rex Murphy was born and raised in St. John's, Newfoundland, where he graduated from Memorial University. www.cbc.ca/programguide/personality/?personality=Murphy%2...
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