List of United States Political Families (M) - The Murphys

The Murphys

• John F. Murphy, candidate for Michigan State Senate 1902, candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1914. Father of William F. Murphy.
  • William F. Murphy (1890–1949), candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1920, Recorder's Court Judge in Michigan 1924–1930, Mayor of Detroit, Michigan 1930–1933; Governor of the Philippine Islands 1933–1935; delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1936; Governor of Michigan 1937–1938; Attorney General of the United States 1939–1940; Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1940–1949. Son of John F. Murphy.