| − | '''William Francis (Frank) Murphy''' (April 13, 1890 – July 19, 1949) was a jurist and politician. Most notably, he was an [[Associate Justice]] of the [[United States Supreme Court]], the 56th [[United States Attorney General]] , the 35th [[Governor]] of [[Michigan]] and the 59th [[Mayor]] of [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]]. He was also the Governor-General of the Philippines and taught at the [[University of Detroit Mercy]] for five years. | + | '''William Francis (Frank) Murphy''' (April 13, 1890 – July 19, 1949) was a jurist and politician. Most notably, he was an [[Associate Justice]] of the [[United States Supreme Court]], the 56th [[United States Attorney General]] , the 35th [[Governor]] of [[Michigan]] and the 59th [[Mayor]] of [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]]. He was also the Governor-General of the Philippines, taught at the [[University of Detroit Mercy]] for five years and served as a captain in occupied Germany during [[World War I]].<ref name="bak">{{cite web|url=http://www.hourdetroit.com/Hour-Detroit/September-2008/Frank-Murpheys-Law/|format=HTML|language=English|title=(Frank) Murphy's Law|author=Richard Bak|work=Hour Detroit}}</ref> |
| | During his tenure as attorney general, he enacted the first [[civil rights]] law in the [[Justice Department]].<ref name="oyez">{{cite web|url=http://www.oyez.org/justices/frank_murphy|work=Oyez|language=English|title=Frank Murphy}}</ref> | | During his tenure as attorney general, he enacted the first [[civil rights]] law in the [[Justice Department]].<ref name="oyez">{{cite web|url=http://www.oyez.org/justices/frank_murphy|work=Oyez|language=English|title=Frank Murphy}}</ref> |