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 | Theodore A. Glynn |
| 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] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[4] Fifth Suffolk District[6] | |
| In office 1883–1885 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 25, 1856[4] Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | December 28, 1932 (aged 76)[7] Boston, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary Daly (m.1893) |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Attorney |
John Robert Murphy (August 25, 1856 – December 28, 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.
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BotGlobe_Feb 26, 1914_pg_1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
ChstSciMonit_Feb 25, 1914_pg_8was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 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 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
- ^ "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.", The New York Times, New York, N.Y., p. 19, December 29, 1932