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 (3) was July 2013 with an average selling price of $28.77 for an autographed item of Frank Murphy. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with $10,000.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.99 was September 2012. In average, an autographed item from Frank Murphy is worth $40.05.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Frank Murphy were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 4 FDR Roosevelt Signed Letters to Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy See Desc. | $10,000.00 |  |
| 4 FDR Roosevelt Signed Letters to Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy See Desc. | $10,000.00 | |
| Frank Murphy - Attorney General & S.C. Justice - Autographed Postcard | $26.55 | |
| Frank Murphy Detroit Mayor 1930 Signed Postcard | $99.99 | |
| Frank Murphy Detroit Mayor 1930 Signed Postcard | $99.99 | |
| FRANK MURPHY SIGNATURE AUTOGRAPH SUPREME COURT JUSTICE. TLS AS GOV OF MICHIGAN | $89.48 | |
| FRANK MURPHY SIGNATURE AUTOGRAPH SUPREME COURT JUSTICE. TLS AS GOV OF MICHIGAN | $89.48 | |
| FRANK MURPHY. Supreme Court Justice, Mayor Detroit, Gov Michigan. Signature. | $23.99 | |
| FRANK MURPHY. Supreme Court Justice, Mayor Detroit, Gov Michigan. Signature. | $23.99 | |
| Senator Carl Hatch Signed Letter to Attorney General Frank Murphy 1939 | $78.77 | |
| Senator Carl Hatch Signed Letter to Attorney General Frank Murphy 1939 | $78.77 | |
| Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy Autograph | $19.99 | |
| Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy Autograph | $19.99 | |
| U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Frank Murphy Autograph Signed Chambers Card | $99.00 | |
| U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Frank Murphy Autograph Signed Chambers Card | $99.00 | |
