John Murphy (Alabama)
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| John Murphy | |
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| 4th Governor of Alabama | |
| In office 1825–1829 |
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| Lieutenant | None |
| Preceded by | Israel Pickens |
| Succeeded by | Gabriel Moore |
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| Born | 1786 Columbia, North Carolina |
| Died | September 21, 1841 (aged 54–55) Clarke County, Alabama |
| Political party | Democratic |
John Murphy (1786 – September 21, 1841) was the fourth Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama, serving two terms from 1825 to 1829. Born in 1786 in Columbia, North Carolina, he also represented Alabama in the United States House of Representatives from 1833 to 1835.
Under date of April 2, 1834, John Quincy Adams records in his diary that Congressman James Blair "shot himself last evening at his lodgings ... after reading part of an affectionate letter from his wife, to Governor Murphy, of Alabama, who was alone in the chamber with him, and a fellow-lodger at the same house." Diary (New York: Longmans, Green, 1929) p. 434.
Murphy died in 1841 in Clarke County, Alabama.
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| Preceded by Israel Pickens |
Governor of Alabama 1825—1829 |
Succeeded by Gabriel Moore |
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