Charles Frederick Murphy was born in
Norwood, New York on April 13, 1875. He attended Norwood Academy and
Potsdam Normal School. He was a graduate of
Union College in
Schenectady, New York, and of the
New York Law School. He was admitted to the
bar in 1903. Murphy was a member of the
New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 10th D.) in
1905,
1906,
1907,
1908 and
1909; and was Chairman of the Committee on Codes in 1908 and 1909. In 1909, he married Jeannette Grey Hutchinson. He was a member of the
New York State Senate (6th D.) in
1917 and
1918. Murphy was appointed Special Deputy Attorney General in 1926 to represent the State in Washington before the American-British Arbitration Tribunal. He died on June 19, 1934, in
Danbury Hospital in
Danbury, Connecticut, from his injuries after having been hit by a motorist. The collision occurred as Murphy was walking alongside the
Route 22 near his summer home, in
Brewster, New York. ==References==