Frank Murphy Autograph

William Francis Murphy (April 13, 1890 – July 19, 1949) was an American politician, lawyer, and jurist from Michigan. He was a Democrat who was named to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1940 after a political career that included serving as United States Attorney General, 35th Governor of Michigan, and Mayor of Detroit. He also served as the last Governor-General of the Philippines and the first High Commissioner to the Philippines. More about Frank Murphy

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Current items with a signature of Frank Murphy

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thumbnailFRANK MURPHY - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED$450.00logo
thumbnailFRANK MURPHY SIGNED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL /SUPREME COURT$200.00logo
Born in "The Thumb" region of Michigan, Murphy graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1914. After serving in the United States Army during World War I, he served as a federal attorney and trial judge. He served as Mayor of Detroit from 1930 to 1933. A panel of 69 scholars in 1993 ranked him among the ten best mayors in American history. In 1933 he was appointed as Governor-General of the Philippine Islands. He returned home in 1936 and defeated incumbent Republican Governor Frank Fitzgerald in and served a single term as Governor of Michigan. Murphy lost re-election to Fitzgerald in 1938 and accepted an appointment as the United States Attorney General the following year.

In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Murphy to the Supreme Court to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Pierce Butler. Murphy served on the Court from 1940 until his death in 1949, and was succeeded by Tom C. Clark. Murphy wrote the Court's majority opinion in SEC v. W. J. Howey Co., and wrote a dissenting opinion in Korematsu v. United States. Read even more about Frank Murphy at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Frank Murphy

The most expensive item with a signature of Frank Murphy (FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT DOCUMENT AUTOGRAPHED WITH FRANK MURPHY FEB 23 1939) was sold in February 2017 for $310.12 while the cheapest item (Frank Murphy Attorney General under FDR signed Letter 1939) found a new owner for $7.50 in January 2016. The month with the most items sold (2) was September 2014 with an average selling price of $174.99 for an autographed item of Frank Murphy. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2014 with $174.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $7.50 was January 2016. In average, an autographed item from Frank Murphy is worth $41.00.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Frank Murphy were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

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thumbnailAssociate Justice FRANK MURPHY Signed Letter as SUPREME COURT JUSTICE$53.00logo
thumbnailFrank Murphy - Supreme Court, Attorney General - Signed Letter (TLS), 1939$41.00logo
thumbnailFrank Murphy Attorney General under FDR signed Letter 1939$7.50logo
thumbnailFrank Murphy Signed Note 1942 / Supreme Court Autographed$89.99logo
thumbnailFrank Murphy, Justice Supreme Court, typed letter signed$65.00logo
thumbnailFRANK MURPHY. Supreme Court Justice, Michigan Gov., FDR Att-Gen. Card Signed.$26.00logo
thumbnailSUPREME COURT JUSTICE FRANK MURPHY Signed Letter from the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS$60.00logo
thumbnailSupreme Court Justice Frank Murphy Vintage Signed Supreme Court Card$76.00logo
thumbnailU.S. Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy Signed Card$150.00logo
thumbnailU.S. Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy Signed Card$99.99logo