Address given by John J. Murphy C.M. to the Golden K-Kiwanis and the St. John's Rotary Club to mark the 60th anniversary of the arrival in Newfoundland of the flying ship Doriner [i.e. Dornier] DO-X. [1992].
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Murphy, J. J. (John Joseph), 1924-
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John J. Murphy lived in western Virginia at the beginning of the Civil War. His wife was a member of the Tiffany family. Sometime around the first battle of Bull Run Murphy was arrested by the Confederates and was sent to Staunton, Virginia where he was imprisoned. During his imprisonment his wife died as did several of her relatives. After his release in 1862 he left Virginia and eventually settled with his daughter in North Vernon, Indiana. While there he started a business in the sale of ciga...
