"Supreme Court Justice" Frank Murphy Signed Paperstcck Photo For Sale

Up for sale"Supreme Court Justice" Frank Murphy Hand Signed 8X10 Paperstock Photo. This is a RARE! Paperstock photo signed betwwen 1933 and 1936 when Murphy was the Governor Geberal of the Philippines. There are folding mailing folds not affecting the signature.

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William Francis Murphy(April 13, 1890– July 19, 1949) was aDemocraticpolitician andjuristfromMichigan. He was named to theSupreme Court of the United Statesin 1940 after a political career that included serving asUnited States Attorney General,Governor of MichiganandMayor of Detroit. He also served as the lastGovernor General of the Philippine Islandsand the firstHigh Commissioner of the Philippines. Born in "The Thumb" region of Michigan, Murphy graduated from theUniversity of Michigan Law Schoolin 1914. After serving in theUnited States ArmyduringWorld 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 incumbentRepublicanGovernorFrank Fitzgeraldin 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 theUnited States Attorney Generalthe following year. In 1940, PresidentFranklin D. Rooseveltappointed Murphy to the Supreme Court to fill a vacancy caused by the death ofPierce Butler. Murphy served on the Court from 1940 until his death in 1949, and was succeeded byTom C. Clark. Murphy wrote the Court's majority opinion inSEC v. W. J. Howey Co., and wrote a dissenting opinion inKorematsu v. United States.