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Murphy family of Harbor Beach, Michigan

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  John F. Murphy (1849-1926) — of Michigan. Born in Guelph, Ontario, June 17, 1849. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state senate 20th District, 1902; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1914. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in Harbor Beach, Huron County, Mich., April 7, 1926 (age 76 years, 294 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Francis Murphy and Margaret (Laval) Murphy; married, January 14, 1885, to Mary A. Brennan; father of Harold John Murphy (who married Irene Ellis Murphy) and Frank Murphy.
  Political family: Murphy family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Frank Murphy (1890-1949) — also known as William Francis Murphy; Francis William Murphy — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Sand Beach (now Harbor Beach), Huron County, Mich., April 13, 1890. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1920; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1924-30; resigned 1930; mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1930-33; Governor-General of the Philippine Islands, 1933-35; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936; Governor of Michigan, 1937-38; defeated, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Philippine Islands, 1936; U.S. Attorney General, 1939-40; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1940-49; died in office 1949; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, from a heart attack, at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., July 19, 1949 (age 59 years, 97 days). Interment at Our Lady of Lake Huron Cemetery, Harbor Beach, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John F. Murphy and Mary (Brennan) Murphy; brother of Harold John Murphy (who married Irene Ellis Murphy).
  Political family: Murphy family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also federal judicial profile — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Irene E. Murphy Irene Ellis Murphy (1900-1989) — also known as Irene E. Murphy; Irene Ellis — of Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Connersville, Fayette County, Ind., May 12, 1900. Democrat. Member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1958-66; defeated, 1966. Female. Episcopalian. Member, League of Women Voters. Died in Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich., July 25, 1989 (age 89 years, 74 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Lewis Miner Ellis and Martha Elsie (Pratt) Ellis; married to Harold John Murphy (son of John F. Murphy; brother of Frank Murphy); second cousin four times removed of Orsamus Cook Merrill and Timothy Merrill; third cousin thrice removed of Farrand Fassett Merrill; eighth great-granddaughter of Thomas Welles.
  Political family: Murphy family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
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