Patrick Francis Murphy

Patrick Francis Murphy (circa 1858 - November 24, 1931) was the owner of the Mark Cross Company in Manhattan, New York City, and was a legislator in Massachusetts.[1]

Patrick Francis Murphy in 1917

His daughter Esther was married to John Strachey and Chester Alan Arthur III, grandson of President Chester Alan Arthur.[2]

See also

Gerald Murphy, son of Patrick
1878 Massachusetts legislature

References

"P. F. Murphy Dead. Brilliant Speaker. Won the Honors From Mark Twain in Battle of Wits at a Dinner in Paris. Rival Of Chauncey Depew. Was President and Owner of the Mark Cross Co. A Former Legislator in Massachusetts. Delights Horse Show Officials. His Brilliant Speech in Paris". New York Times. November 24, 1931. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
Brogan, Hugh; Mosley, Charles (1993). American Presidential Families. p. 507. ISBN 9780750905824.

Further reading

Calvin Tomkins. Living Well Is the Best Revenge. The New Yorker, July 20, 1962

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