Vincent J. Murphy

Vincent J. Murphy

"For the New York State Comptroller, see Vincent B. Murphy"

Vincent J. Murphy (August 1, 1893 – June 8, 1976) was an American labor leader and Democratic Party politician from New Jersey. He was Mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1941 to 1949 and the Democratic nominee for Governor of New Jersey in 1943.

Murphy was born in 1893 in Newark, the eldest of 10 children of Thomas Francis and Sarah (Gaskin) Murphy. At the age of 15 he became a plumber's apprentice. He joined the Local 24 of the United Association in 1913, serving as the secretary-treasurer from 1920 to 1938. He was named secretary-treasurer of the state American Federation of Labor (AFL) in 1933. [http://books.google.com/books?id=wrY26Bac89EC "Who's Who in Labor"] (Dryden Press, 1946).]

Murphy first entered politics in 1937, competing for a seat on the five-man Newark City Commission with 49 other candidates. Though he bested the field, he was denied the position of Mayor (traditionally awarded to the highest vote-getter) because of the opposition of Democratic political boss Frank Hague. In 1941 he again outpolled all other candidates, and with the support of Hague was named Mayor of Newark by his fellow City Commissioners. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00912F93C5B167493CBA9178DD85F428785F9 "Vincent Murphy, Labor Leader, 83"] , "The New York Times", June 9, 1976. Accessed June 15, 2008.]

In 1943 Murphy ran as the Democratic candidate for Governor of New Jersey against Republican Walter Evans Edge, who had come out of retirement after serving as United States Senator and United States Ambassador to France, as well as Governor during World War I. Edge warned that a Democratic victory would lead to domination of "labor leaders, communists and Hagueism." Murphy was defeated by Edge by a margin of 127,000 votes. [ [http://www.njstatelib.org/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/Governors_of_New_Jersey/GEDGE.pdf Biography of Walter E. Edge (PDF)] , New Jersey State Library.]

Murphy was reelected as Mayor of Newark in 1945, but he was defeated in 1949, in a year when the Hague machine was overturned after 32 years of domination. He did not seek political office after the 1949 defeat, returning to his role in labor leadership. When the New Jersey AFL put aside its rivalry with the CIO in 1961, Murphy was named president of the newly formed New Jersey AFL-CIO. He served in this position until his retirement in 1970.

In 1976 Murphy died at his home in Spring Lake, New Jersey at the age of 83.

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* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murphy9.html#S0Y02YUR9 Biographical information for Vincent J. Murphy] from The Political Graveyard


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