Preceded by Charles Gibbons | Succeeded by John F. Thompson Name Robert Murphy | |
Succeeded by Edward F. McLaughlin, Jr. | ||
Robert F. Murphy (January 24, 1899 – January 9, 1976) was an American politician who as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In 1949 Murphy became the first Democrat to serve as the Majority Leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Murphy also served as the 59th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from January 1957 to October 6, 1960, when he was appointed by political foe Foster Furcolo to take over the scandal-ridden Metropolitan District Commission.
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