Francis P. Murphy

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73rd Governor of New Hampshire
Francis Parnell Murphy

In office 1937 – 1941
Preceded by	Styles Bridges
Succeeded by	Robert O. Blood

Born	August 16, 1877
Died	December 19, 1958
Political party	Republican

Francis Parnell Murphy (August 16, 1877–December 19, 1958) was a manufacturer and politician from Nashua, New Hampshire. He served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and on the Governor's Council before being twice elected as a Republican Governor.

Murphy supported Roosevelt's New Deal policies and switched to the Democratic Party in an attempt to unseat U.S. Senator Styles Bridges in the 1942. He retired from politics to enter the radio broadcasting business and later started the WMUR Television station in Nashua.

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Murphy at New Hampshire's Division of Historic Resources

Preceded by H. Styles Bridges	Governor of New Hampshire 1937–1941	Succeeded by Robert O. Blood

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