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Murphy, Van S. —
Democrat. Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1848.
Burial
location unknown.
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Murphy, Vickere L. —
of La Crescenta, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Murphy, Victoria M. —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1996,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Murphy, Vincent B. (b.
1888) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., January
4, 1888.
Son of Daniel B. Murphy.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1922-24; New York
state comptroller, 1925-26; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Murphy, Vincent J. —
of New York.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state senate 35th District, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Murphy, Vincent Joseph
(1893-1976) —
also known as Vincent J. Murphy —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; Spring Lake, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., August 1,
1893.
Son of Thomas Francis Murphy and Sarah (Gaskin) Murphy.
Democrat. Plumber;
secretary-treasurer
of Local 24, United Association (Plumbers and Pipefitters), 1920-38;
secretary-treasurer,
New Jersey Federation of Labor, 1933; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1941-49; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1943; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1944,
1948,
1956,
1964;
president,
New Jersey AFL-CIO, 1961-70.
Died in Spring Lake, Monmouth
County, N.J., June 8,
1976 (age 82 years, 312
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Murphy, Virginia L. —
of Hixson, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
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Murphy, W. B. —
of Utah.
Socialist. Engineer;
delegate to Socialist National Convention from Utah, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Murphy, Mrs. W. B. —
of Snow Hill, Greene
County, N.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1940.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Murphy, W. Francis —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Democrat. Candidate for New
Hampshire state senate 16th District, 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Murphy, W. Gordon —
of Garden City, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Mayor
of Garden City, N.Y., 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Murphy, W. K. —
of Illinois.
Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1892;
delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Illinois, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
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Murphy, W. M., Jr. —
of Victoria, Victoria
County, Tex.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Murphy, W. Michael —
of Chatham, Morris
County, N.J.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Governor of
New Jersey, 1997; Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 2000;
Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Murphy, W. R. —
of Mexia, Limestone
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Murphy, W. Taylor —
of Warsaw, Richmond
County, Va.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1948;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1950.
Still living as of 1950.
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Murphy, W. W. —
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 38th District, 1872.
Burial
location unknown.
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Murphy, Waldo —
of Hibbing, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Mayor
of Hibbing, Minn., 1899.
Burial
location unknown.
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Murphy, Walter (b. 1872) —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., October
24, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Rowan County, 1897,
1901-07, 1913; member of North Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1898; Presidential Elector
for North Carolina, 1908;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Redmen; Knights
of Pythias; Sigma Nu.
Burial
location unknown.
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Murphy, Walter —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Carolina, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Murphy, Walter J. —
of Livingston
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Livingston County, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Murphy, Walton W. —
of Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1860.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Murphy, Wilbur J. —
of New York.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Murphy, Wilbur John (born
c.1874) —
also known as Wilbur J. Murphy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1874.
Republican. Physician;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1924;
candidate for New York
state senate 19th District, 1928, 1930; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 20th District, 1934;
defeated, 1934.
Burial
location unknown.
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Murphy, William —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Murphy, William —
of Illinois.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1920, 1922.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Murphy, William —
of Westchester
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Westchester County 4th District, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Murphy,
William See J.
William Murphy |
| | Murphy,
William See J.
William Murphy |
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Murphy, William —
of New York.
American Labor candidate for New York
state senate 44th District, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
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Murphy, William —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
|
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Murphy, William A. —
of New York.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state senate 50th District, 1954.
Still living as of 1954.
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Murphy, William B. (b.
1856) —
Born in North Carolina, October
15, 1856.
U.S. Deputy Consul in Chemnitz, 1888-89; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Chemnitz, 1889-90; U.S. Deputy Consul General in Vienna, 1890-93; U.S. Consular Agent in Geestemünde, 1893-97; Bremerhaven, 1893-97; Guben, 1897-98; Sorau, 1898-1909; Arnprior, 1909-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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Murphy, William B. (b.
1945) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., April 10,
1945.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1988-; appointed 1988.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Federal
Bar Association.
Still living as of 1988.
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Murphy, William C. —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
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Murphy, William C. —
of Fulton, Callaway
County, Mo.
Democrat. Mayor of
Fulton, Mo., 1965-73.
Still living as of 1973.
|
| |
Murphy, William D. —
of Albany
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1870-71.
Burial
location unknown.
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Murphy, William E. —
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Murphy, William E. —
of Chanute, Neosho
County, Kan.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kansas, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1942.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Murphy, William F. (b.
1892) —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1892.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1927-28, 1931-32; defeated in primary, 1928, 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
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Murphy, William F. —
of Woodridge, DuPage
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Woodridge, Ill., 2007-09.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| | Murphy, William
Francis See Frank
Murphy |
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Murphy, William G. —
of Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Democrat. Chair of
Cumberland County Democratic Party, 1945.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Murphy, William H. —
of Essex
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1866-67.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Murphy, William H. —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 13th District, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Murphy, William H. —
of Marlborough, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Murphy, William H., Jr. —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1983.
Still living as of 1983.
|
| |
Murphy, William H. —
of Newport
County, R.I.
Democrat. Candidate for Rhode
Island state house of representatives 74th District, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
|
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Murphy, William Herbert
(1889-1942) —
Born in Berlin, Germany,
April
11, 1889.
Son of George
Herbert Murphy and Margarethe Schmidt Murphy.
Electrical
engineer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Coburg, 1914; served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Member, Freemasons.
While flying a reconnaissance mission, his plane
was shot
down over Surabaya, Indonesia,
February
3, 1942 (age 52 years, 298
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives:
Married to Catharine Probey. |
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Murphy, William J. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Murphy, William J. —
of Massachusetts.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1930.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Murphy, William J. —
Democrat. Lieutenant
Governor of Idaho, 1977-79; appointed 1977.
Still living as of 1979.
|
| |
Murphy, William J. —
of Kent
County, R.I.
Democrat. Elected Rhode
Island state house of representatives 26th District 2002; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 2003-10.
Still living as of 2010.
|
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Murphy, William J. —
of Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode
Island, 2008
(delegation chair).
Still living as of 2008.
|
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Murphy, William M. —
of New York.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state senate 38th District, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Murphy, William P. —
U.S.
Attorney for South Carolina, 1893-96.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Murphy, William P. —
of Watsonville, Santa Cruz
County, Calif.
Mayor
of Watsonville, Calif., 1967-71.
Still living as of 1971.
|
| |
Murphy, William R. —
of Marion
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Murphy, William Smith —
also known as William S. Murphy —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Mayor
of Paducah, Ky., 1976-80.
Still living as of 1980.
|
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Murphy, William Sumpter
(c.1796-1844) —
also known as William S. Murphy; "Patrick Henry of the
West" —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio.
Born in South Carolina, about 1796.
Whig. Lawyer;
delegate to Whig National Convention from Ohio, 1839; U.S. Charge
d'Affaires to Texas Republic, 1843-44, died in office 1844.
Died, of yellow
fever, in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., July 13,
1844 (age about 48
years).
Original interment and cenotaph at Trinity
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.; reinterment somewhere
in Chillicothe, Ohio.
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Relatives:
Married 1821
to Lucinda Sterret. |
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Murphy, William Thomas
(1899-1978) —
also known as William T. Murphy —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August 7,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1959-71.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in Oak Lawn, Cook
County, Ill., January
29, 1978 (age 78 years, 175
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.
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Murphy, William Walton —
of Michigan.
Born in New York.
U.S. Consul General in Frankfort, 1861-69.
Burial
location unknown.
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