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Francis P. Murphy

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Francis Parnell Murphy
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73rd Governor of New Hampshire
In office
1937–1941
Preceded byStyles Bridges
Succeeded byRobert O. Blood
Personal details
Born(1877-08-16)August 16, 1877
DiedDecember 19, 1958(1958-12-19) (aged 81)
Political partyRepublican

Francis Parnell Murphy (August 16, 1877 – December 19, 1958) was a manufacturer and politician from Nashua, New Hampshire. He served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and on the Governor's Council before being twice elected as a Republican Governor.

Murphy supported Roosevelt's New Deal policies and switched to the Democratic Party in an attempt to unseat U.S. Senator Styles Bridges in the 1942. He retired from politics to enter the radio broadcasting business and later started the WMUR Television station in Nashua.

Political offices
Preceded by Governor of New Hampshire
1937–1941 		Succeeded by

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