John R. Murphy

For the baseball player, see John Ryan Murphy.
John R. Murphy
Commissioner of the
Boston Fire Department
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]

Notes

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. 1 2 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
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