Frank Murphy Autographs
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.
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 the 1936 Michigan gubernatorial election 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.
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Traded items with a signature of Frank Murphy
The most expensive item with a signature of Frank Murphy (4 FDR Roosevelt Signed Letters to Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy See Desc.) was sold in March 2025 for $10,000.00 while the cheapest item (Frank Murphy Signed 2000 Fleer Tradition #340 Card Bears Auto AU FREE SHIP) found a new owner for $2.30 in December 2024. The month with the most items sold (2) was January 2010 with an average selling price of $26.14 for an autographed item of Frank Murphy. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2025 with $1,183.20 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $7.50 was January 2016. In average, an autographed item from Frank Murphy is worth $51.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Frank Murphy were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | FRANK MURPHY - SUPREME COURT CARD SIGNED | $246.99 |  |
| FRANK MURPHY - SUPREME COURT CARD SIGNED | $246.99 | |
| FRANK MURPHY - TYPED LETTER SIGNED CIRCA 1939 | $2,276.42 | |
| FRANK MURPHY - TYPED LETTER SIGNED CIRCA 1939 | $2,276.42 | |
| Frank Murphy Signed Note 1942 / Supreme Court Autographed | $89.99 | |
| Frank Murphy Signed Note 1942 / Supreme Court Autographed | $89.99 | |
| FRANK MURPHY. Supreme Court Justice, Michigan Gov., FDR Att-Gen. Card Signed. | $26.00 | |
| FRANK MURPHY. Supreme Court Justice, Michigan Gov., FDR Att-Gen. Card Signed. | $26.00 | |
| Michigan Governor FRANK MURPHY Typed Letter Pen Signed Autograph 1938 | $89.99 | |
| Michigan Governor FRANK MURPHY Typed Letter Pen Signed Autograph 1938 | $89.99 | |
| Supreme Court Justice FRANK MURPHY autograph PSA 8 | $100.00 | |
| Supreme Court Justice FRANK MURPHY autograph PSA 8 | $100.00 | |
| Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy Vintage Signed Supreme Court Card | $76.00 | |
| Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy Vintage Signed Supreme Court Card | $76.00 | |
| U.S. Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy Signed Card | $150.00 | |
