Vincent Bernard Murphy was an American politician from New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

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Life

He was the son of Daniel B. Murphy. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

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He was a Republican member from Monroe County of the New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

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 from 1922 to 1924. He was New York State Comptroller

New York State Comptroller

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 from 1925 to 1926, elected in 1924 but defeated for re-election in 1926.

He was a delegate to the New York convention to ratify the 21st Amendment

Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution

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 in 1933. He was a Knight of Columbus.

He was buried at the Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States of America, established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Confederate general Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Anna Lee, a great...

 in Arlington, Virginia.

His son Vincent Bernard Murphy, Jr. (1928–2006), was President of the United States Equestrian Team

United States Equestrian Team

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from 1983 to 1989.