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==As a Politician==
 
==As a Politician==
 
===Mayor of Detroit===
 
===Mayor of Detroit===
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Murphy became Mayor of Detroit during the first years of the [[Great Depression]].<ref name="bak"/><ref name="maveal">{{cite web|author=Gary Maveal|publisher=Michigan Bar|title=Michigan Lawyers in History--Justice Frank Murphy, Michigan’s Leading Citizen|url=http://www.michbar.org/journal/article.cfm?articleID=42&volumeID=6|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref> Murphy combatted this reality by convincing industrialists to turn over their factories to be converted to boardinghouses for the homeless, and allowed delinquent property owners to pay their taxes over a seven-year period.<ref name="bak"/> Murphy set up apple vendors - where the elderly or handicapped bought apples for 2 cents, and then resold them for a nickel - at the program’s peak, 650 Detroiters were supporting their families by selling apples.<ref name="bak"/>
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Murphy became Mayor of Detroit during the first years of the [[Great Depression]].<ref name="bak"/><ref name="maveal">{{cite web|author=Gary Maveal|publisher=Michigan Bar|title=Michigan Lawyers in History--Justice Frank Murphy, Michigan’s Leading Citizen|url=http://www.michbar.org/journal/article.cfm?articleID=42&volumeID=6|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref> Murphy combatted this reality by convincing industrialists to turn over their factories to be converted to boardinghouses for the homeless, and allowed delinquent property owners to pay their taxes over a seven-year period.<ref name="bak"/> Murphy set up apple vendors - where the elderly or handicapped bought apples for 2 cents, and then resold them for a nickel - at the program’s peak, 650 Detroiters were supporting their families by selling apples.<ref name="bak"/>  
    
Murphy organized meetings of mayors from across the nation - this would lead to the establishment of the U.S. Conference of Mayors - he would be their first president;<ref name="maveal"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://usmayors.org/about/pastpresidents.asp|title=Past Presidents|work=The United States Conference of Mayors|language=English|format=HTML}}</ref> this group convinced [[Congress]] to provide direct federal aid to the cities.<ref name="bak"/>
 
Murphy organized meetings of mayors from across the nation - this would lead to the establishment of the U.S. Conference of Mayors - he would be their first president;<ref name="maveal"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://usmayors.org/about/pastpresidents.asp|title=Past Presidents|work=The United States Conference of Mayors|language=English|format=HTML}}</ref> this group convinced [[Congress]] to provide direct federal aid to the cities.<ref name="bak"/>
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Unfortunately these anti-business policies were similar in philosophy to Franklin Roosevelt's [[New Deal]] policies - which are generally regarded as having either a neutral or negative impact on the overall economy.
    
===Governor-General of the Philippines===
 
===Governor-General of the Philippines===
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