Frank Murphy

Frank Murphy

William Francis Murphy was a politician and jurist from Michigan. He served as First Assistant U.S. District Attorney, Eastern Michigan District , Recorder's Court Judge, Detroit . Mayor of Detroit , the last Governor-General of the Philippines , U.S. High Commissioner of the Philippines , the 35th Governor of Michigan , United States Attorney General , and United States Supreme Court Associate Justice . Murphy was born in Harbor Beach, Michigan, then known as "Sand Beach", in 1890. His Irish parents, John T. Murphy and Mary Brennan, raised him as a devout Catholic. He followed in his...
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Birthdate:April 13, 1890
Birthplace:Harbor Beach, Michigan
Date of death:July 19, 1949
Education:University of Michigan, University of Michigan
Religion:Roman Catholicism

Governmental positions held by Frank Murphy

PositionDistrict RepresentedTerm
United States Attorney General United States of America 1939 - 1940
Governor-General of the Philippines Philippines 1933 - 1935
High Commissioner to the Philippines Philippines 1935 - 1936
Governor of Michigan Michigan 1937 - 1939
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Written works by Frank Murphy

Mr. Justice Murphy and the Bill of Rights
Mr. Justice Murphy and the Bill of Rights
In defense of democracy
In defense of democracy

Education

University of Michigan
University of Michigan
Degree:Bachelor of Arts

The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan. It is one of the original eight Public Ivy universities and is one of the founding members of...
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University of Michigan
University of Michigan
Degree:Bachelor of Laws

The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan. It is one of the original eight Public Ivy universities and is one of the founding members of...
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University of Michigan Law School
University of Michigan Law School

The University of Michigan Law School is the law school of the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. Founded in 1859, the school has an enrollment of about 1,200 students, most of whom are seeking Juris Doctor or Master of Laws degrees, although the school also offers a Doctor of Juridical...
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Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin

Trinity College , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, is the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin in Ireland. Founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", it was modelled after...
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Birthplace of Frank Murphy

Harbor Beach
Harbor Beach, Michigan
Population:2,014

Harbor Beach is a city in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,837 at the 2000 census, with an estimated population of 1,587 in 2009. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,837 people, 774 households, and 503 families residing in the city. The population density was...
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