"Supreme Court Justice" Frank Murphy Hand Signed 3X5 Card COA For Sale
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"Supreme Court Justice" Frank Murphy Hand Signed 3X5 Card COA:
$299.99
Up for sale "Supreme
Court Justice" Frank Murphy Hand Signed 3X5 Card. This item is
certified authentic by Todd Mueller Autographs and comes with their Certificate
of Authenticity.
ES-2248
William Francis Murphy (April 13,
1890 – July 19, 1949) was He was named to the Supreme Court of the
United States in 1940 after a political career that included
serving as United States Attorney
General, Governor of Michigan and Mayor of Detroit. He also served as the last Governor
General of the Philippine Islands and the first High
Commissioner of 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 before accepting appointment as
Governor-General of the Philippine Islands. He defeated incumbent Republican Governor Frank Fitzgerald in Michigan's 1936 gubernatorial
election and served a single term as Governor of Michigan. Murphy lost
re-election to Fitzgerald in 1938 and accepted 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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