Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Murphy, Edward A. 1858 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

EDWARD A. MURPHY, the County Clerk of Genesee County who was elected in
November, 1890, on the ticket of the Patrons of Industry and Democrats, has
creditably filled the expectations of his friends and made his mark as a worthy
official. This gentleman was born in Grand Blanc Township, this county, May 2,
1858, and is a son of Patrick and Mary (Purcell) Murphy who became early
settlers of this county, having come here in 1850. He and his good wife still
live in Grand Blanc Township, which has been their home since coming West.

  Our subject grew to manhood in the township just named and after receiving a
common-school education he took a commercial course in the Normal College at
Flint, after which he taught until 1886, when he entered the general store of
Beals & Palmer at Grand Blanc. Two years later he became general circulating
agent and advertising agent for the Genesee Democrat and Flint Daily News,
increasing their circulation to a notable degree. He has also done good work in
this line on the Detroit Free Press, having won first prize once, and second
prize twice for largest number of subscriptions, while at the same time he was
acting as reporter in which he showed himself a man of ability.

  Mr. Murphy has been an active worker in the Democratic ranks from boyhood, but
of late he has been warmly inclined toward the principles of the .Patrons of
Industry, and received their nomination to the office he now holds and was
afterward endorsed by the Democrats, thus receiving a majority of six hundred
and twenty-nine in a notable Republican county. He is the first Democratic
County Clerk this county has ever seen, and for four years he acted as School
Inspector of the township of Grand Blanc.

  The gentleman of whom we write was married November 9, 1886, to Alice O'Brien
at County Line, this county, and they have two children, named William F. and
Mary E. Miss O'Brien was born in Vienna Township, this county and received her
education at Flint after which she taught for a number of years before her
marriage. Our subject has a farm in Grand Blanc Township, which is well
cultivated and very productive. He has filled his office with ability and
satisfaction to the citizens of the county. He and his wife are both members of
St. Michael's Catholic Church.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892


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