John R. Murphy
John R. Murphy | |
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| Commissioner of the Boston Fire Department | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1919–1921 | |
| Preceded by | John Grady |
| Succeeded by | Joseph P. Manning |
| Chairman of the Boston Finance Commission | |
| In office February 25, 1914[1][2] – February 15, 1919[3] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate[4] Second Suffolk District[5] | |
| In office 1886[4]–1886[4] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[4] Fifth Suffolk District[6] | |
| In office 1883–1885 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 25, 1856[4] Charlestown, Massachusetts[4] |
| Died | December 1932[7] |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Occupation | Attorney |
John R. Murphy (August 25, 1856-December 1932) was a Massachusetts politician and attorney who served as the Commissioner of the Boston Fire Department, Chairman of the Boston Finance Commission and in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature.
Early life
Murphy was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts on August 25, 1856 to John and Jane (Smiley) Murphy.[4]
Chairman of the Boston Finance Commission
On February 25, 1914 Murphy was named as chairman of the Boston Finance Commission, and under suspension of the rules, he was immediately confirmed by the Massachusetts Executive Council.[1][2] On February 15, 1919, Murphy resigned from the Boston Finance Commission to accept the office of the Fire Commissioner of Boston.[3]
Boston Fire Commissioner
Murphy resigned from the Boston Finance Commission to accept the office of the Fire Commissioner of Boston.[7]
1921 election for Mayor of Boston
In the Mayoral election held December 13, 1921 Murphy lost to James M. Curley by 2,315 votes.[8]
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Notes
- ^ a b Philpott, A. J. (February 26, 1914), FINANCE COMMISSION CHAIRMAN, WIFE AND THEIR THREE DAUGHTERS NEW FINANCE BOARD HEAD BEGAN LAW STUDY AT 45 John R.Murphy Was Then a Veteran In Politics and Municipal Office., Boston, Ma.: The Boston Daily Globe, p. 1.
- ^ a b The Christian Science Monitor (February 25, 1914), JOHN R. MURPHY, FINANCE BOARD'S HEAD, CONFIRMED Executive Council Suspends the Rules to Approve Governor Walsh's Nomination of a Successor to John A. Sullivan APPOINTMENTS MADE, Boston, Ma.: The Christian Science Monitor, p. 8.
- ^ a b The Boston Finance Commission (1920), The Finance Commission of the City of Boston Reports and communications, Volume XV By Boston., Boston, Ma.: City of Boston, p. 5.
- ^ a b c d e f g Rand, John Clark (1890), One of a Thousand: a Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men, Boston, MA: First National Publishing Company, p. 433.
- ^ Pierce, Henry B. (1886), Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts in the Year 1886, Boston, MA: Secretary of the Commonwealth, p. 460.
- ^ Pierce, Henry B. (1886), Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts in the Year 1885, Boston, MA: Secretary of the Commonwealth, p. 996.
- ^ a b Special to the New York Times (December 29, 1932), J.R. MURPHY DEAD; BOSTON LAWYER; Ex-Head of City's Finance Committee Once Nearly Elected Mayor. IN POLITICS FOR 40 YEARS Had Served In Both Houses of the Legislature and as Fire Commissioner., New York, N.Y.: The New York Times, p. 19.
- ^ The Hartford Courant (December 14, 1921), CURLEY WINS CLOSE BOSTON ELECTION Defeats Murphy For Mayor By 2,315 Plurality OTHER CANDIDATES RAN FAR BEHIND Mayor-Elect Was Opposed By Good Government Association, Hartford, Connecticut: The Hartford Courant, p. 19.