Simon J. Murphy Jr.


Simon Jones Murphy Jr. was an American politician and businessman who served as the 28th List of mayors of [Green Bay, Wisconsin|mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin], from 1899 to 1902.

Biography

Murphy was born Simon Jones Murphy Jr. on March 27, 1851, in Maine. His father was Simon J. Murphy Sr., a prominent lumberman. He attended primary school in Bangor, Maine and moved with his family to Detroit, Michigan, in 1866 before graduating from the Harvard [School of Engineering and Applied Sciences|Lawrence Scientific School]. Murphy married Helena Bogardus Platt and the couple had five children. Murphy moved to Green Bay in 1886.
He died at his home in Pasadena, California on September 1, 1926.

Career

Murphy was mayor from 1899 to 1901. He made a living by running a sawmill.