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    Charles Francis "Silent Charlie" Murphy (June 20, 1858 – April 25, 1924), also known as Boss Murphy, was an American political figure. He was also the...
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  • Murphy (born 1965), Massachusetts Representative from the 21st District Charles Frederick Murphy (1875–1934), New York politician Charles Francis Murphy...
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    native California. After Charles Francis Murphy's death in 1924, Tammany's influence on Democratic politics began its wane. Murphy's successor as the Boss...
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  • Charles Francis Murphy (February 9, 1890 – May 22, 1985) was an American architect based in Chicago, Illinois. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Murphy...
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    projects. Tammany Hall went along, under the new leadership of Charles Francis Murphy. It promoted a reform image itself, sponsored reformers as mayor...
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    William Francis Murphy (April 13, 1890 – July 19, 1949) was an American politician, lawyer, and jurist from Michigan. He was a Democrat who was named to...
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    State Assemblyman and State Senator Charles Francis Murphy (1858–1924), head of New York City's Tammany Hall Charles Novello (1886–1935), lawyer, assemblyman...
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    who broke ranks and refused to take orders from the Tammany boss Charles Francis Murphy. Gaynor was born in Oriskany, New York, on February 2, 1849, to...
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    themselves out. In Manhattan Charles Francis Murphy had recently replaced Richard Croker as head of the Tammany machine. Murphy, who had become independently...
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    local organization. After the election, he and Tammany Hall boss Charles Francis Murphy sought accommodation and became allies. Roosevelt refocused on the...
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