Robert F. Murphy (politician)

Robert F. Murphy
59th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office
January 3, 1957 – October 6, 1960
Governor Foster Furcolo
Preceded by Sumner G. Whittier
Succeeded by Edward F. McLaughlin, Jr.
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
21st Middlesex District
In office
1943–1955
Majority Leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1949–1953
Succeeded by John F. Thompson
Minority Leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1953–1955
Preceded by Charles Gibbons
Succeeded by Charles Gibbons
Chairman of the Metropolitan District Commission
In office
1960–1964
Preceded by John L. Maloney
Succeeded by Howard J. Whitmore, Jr.
Personal details
Born January 24, 1899
Somerville, Massachusetts
Died January 9, 1976 (aged 76)
Malden, Massachusetts
Political party Democratic
Alma mater Malden public schools, Dean Academy, Trinity College
Profession Journalist

Robert F. Murphy (January 24, 1899 – January 9, 1976) was an American politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In 1949 Murphy became the first Democrat to serve as the Majority Leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Murphy also served as the 59th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from January 1957 to October 6, 1960, when he was appointed by political foe Foster Furcolo to take over the scandal-ridden Metropolitan District Commission.[1] Murphy was the son of Franklin E. Murphy, a telegrapher from Danvers, Massachusetts. Robert's mother, Alice Murphy, worked as a milliner in Boston. [2] [3]

References

  1. ↑ Lewis, William (October 7, 1960). "Furcolo Surrenders; Murphy Heads MDC". The Boston Globe.
  2. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHD8-BPY : 4 November 2017), Franklin E. Murphy and Alice J. Mccarthy, 25 Nov 1896; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 819,793
  3. ↑ [www.familysearch.org "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records"] Check |url= value (help).

Bibliography

  • New York Times, Robert F Murphy, Mass Lt Gov, '56–60, dies Jan 9 in Malden (Mass) at 76. Served 6 terms in Mass Legis and in '49 became Dem party's 1st majority leader in House, Page 45, Column 2 (January 11, 1976).
  • 1947 1948 Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1947, p. 243.
Political offices
Preceded by
Sumner G. Whittier		 Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
1957–1961		 Succeeded by
Edward F. McLaughlin, Jr.


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