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Arthur Murphy
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Charles Francis Murphy
Charles Francis Murphy 1858-1924, American political boss, b. New York City. He was the owner of many saloons in New York City and took a keen interest in Democratic politics. His services to Tammany Hall brought him a job as dock commissioner. After the retirement of Richard Croker, Murphy became... Read more |
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William Parry Murphy
William Parry Murphy 1892-1987, American physician, b. Stoughton, Wis., M.D. Harvard, 1920. He taught at Harvard from 1923 and was associated with the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, in Boston, from 1922. He made special studies of diabetes and diseases of the blood and particularly of the liver... Read more |
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Audie Murphy
Audie Murphy Born near Kingston, Texas, Audie Murphy (1924-1971) won fame as the most decorated soldier in U.S. military history. During World War II and for many years afterward, Audie Murphy personified heroism on the battlefield. His death-defying exploits were the stuff of legend, but to... Read more |
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Murphy Oil Corp
Murphy Oil Corporation 200 Peach StreetPost Office Box 7000E1 Dorado, Arizona 71731 Read more |
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George Richards Minot
George Richards Minot , 1885-1950, American physician and pathologist, b. Boston, M.D. Harvard, 1912. From 1928 to 1948 he was professor of medicine at Harvard and director of the Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Boston City Hospital. He specialized in diseases of the blood, and for his research on... Read more |
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George Hoyt Whipple
George Hoyt Whipple 1878-1976, American pathologist, b. Ashland, N.H., M.D. Johns Hopkins, 1905. He taught at Johns Hopkins (1909-14) and at the Univ. of California (1914-21) and was professor of pathology and dean of the school of medicine and dentistry at the Univ. of Rochester (1921-54). His... Read more |
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Bannock
Bannock , Native North Americans who formerly ranged over wide territory of the N Great Plains and into the foothills of the Rocky Mts. They were concentrated in S Idaho. Their language belonged to the Uto-Aztecan branch of the Aztec-Tanoan linguistic stock (see Native American languages ). Their... Read more |
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Henry John Stephen Smith
SMITH, HENRY JOHN STEPHEN(b. Dublin, Ireland, 2 November 1826; d. Oxford, England, 9 February 1883)mathematics.Smith’s contributions to mathematics, although relatively few, were not slight in importance. His best work was done in number theory, but he also wrote on elliptic functions and... Read more |
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Anna Brownell (Murphy) Jameson
Anna Brownell (Murphy) Jameson , 1794-1860, English essayist, b. Dublin. The diary of her travels on the Continent as governess to a wealthy family was later published as The Diary of an Ennuyée (1826). Jameson's works—especially Shakespeare's Heroines (1932)—were popular in... Read more |
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Murphy, Frank
Murphy, Frank (b. William Francis Murphy, Sand [now Harbor] Beach, Mich., 13 Apr. 1890; d. Detroit, Mich, 19 July 1949; interred...politician and libertarian jurist, Frank Murphy came from an Irish‐Catholic, middle... |
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Francis Murphy, 75, civic-minded educator, selectman, mariner
...Maine) 08-03-2004 Francis Murphy, 75, civic-minded...ISLAND -- Not long ago, Francis Murphy was on the ferry heading...Town Hall because he'd always say, `We have...Much of his life, Mr. Murphy had a nickname: Tiny... |
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C. Francis Murphy Dies; Was Corporation Counsel
C. Francis Murphy, 66, a Washington lawyer and former D.C. corporation counsel...At his death, Mr. Murphy was a partner in the law...in the crafting of the D.C. Home Rule Act. Mr. Murphy was a lifelong resident... |
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Francis J. Murphy, at 70; worked as foreign service officer 21 years
A funeral Mass will be said today for Francis J. Murphy, a retired United States foreign service...three sons, George, Kevin and Brian Murphy, all of Herndon; a brother, James D. Murphy of Gardner; and several grandchildren... |
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Francis P. Murphy, at 85, of Brockton, retired judge.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Francis P. Murphy of Brockton, a retired judge...politics for many years. Mr. Murphy was a longtime communicant...sports and history. Mr. Murphy is survived by his wife of...of Cambridge and Charles D. of Long Island, N.Y... |
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'Moiph' (once 'Rynne') gets a lifetime award.(Fr. Francis X. Murphy honored...
...Arts Club would give Fr. Francis X. Murphy, an occasional NCR contributor...Redemptorists on hand to show Murphy, at 83 still spry, though...parenthesis was. Bronx-born Murphy answered, "It's a...more perfect world, we'd mention the crimes, ... |
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Francis "Pat" Murphy
Francis "Pat" Murphy, 85 of Aurora, passed away...his home in Aurora.Mr. Murphy was a member of Annunciation...president and active member of D.A.V., past member of...years, Irene (Seidelman) Murphy, his parents, John and... |
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Ogilvy & Mather Shanghai appoints multi-awarded Francis Wee as ECD;...
...Francis Wee as ECD; Francis Wee is New ECD...Advertising; Martin Murphy is Named MD of...directors in Asia, Francis Wee, as the new...gem of all, the D&AD Black Pencil...most prestigious D&AD Black Pencil...that," said ... |
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Ogilvy & Mather Shanghai announces two senior appointments; Francis...
...appointments; Francis Wee is New ECD...Advertising; Martin Murphy is Named MD of...directors in Asia, Francis Wee, as the new...gem of all, the D&AD Black Pencil...most prestigious D&AD Black Pencil...that," said Francis ... |
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PAT MURPHY: Cricket-lover Francis content to wait awhile.(Sport)
Byline: PAT MURPHY I caught up with Trevor Francis at the Edgbaston...but he said he'd go back into the...for Blues. He'd just checked Warwickshire...he was sure they'd now win the championship...CAPTION(S): Francis: regular at ... |
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FRANCIS BELLOTTI BELLOTTI EMERGES WITH AN IMPORTANT VICTORY BESTS MURPHY,...
...Gubernatorial hopeful Francis X. Bellotti, a veteran...favorite, Lt. Gov Evelyn Murphy, to win the endorsement...the tacit approval of Murphy supporters and Flood...District Attorney William D. Delahunt, a close...BELLOT03 Caption: PHOTO ... |