John H. Murphy III
John H. Murphy III | |
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Murphy in 1995 | |
| Born | March 2, 1916 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | October 16, 2010 (aged 94) Timonium, Maryland, U.S. |
| Education | Temple University (BA) |
| Occupations | newspaper publisher, newspaper executive |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Quivers (m. 1940–1979; her death); Camay Calloway Brooks (m. 1980–2010; his death) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Carl J. Murphy (uncle), John H. Murphy Sr. (grandfather), William H. Murphy Sr. (cousin), George B. Murphy Jr. (cousin) |
John Henry Murphy III (March 2, 1916 – October 16, 2010), was an American newspaper publisher and executive, head of the family-owned enterprise of the Afro-American newspaper based in Baltimore, Maryland. At its peak, it had nine national editions, published in 13 major cities. Murphy was the grandson of the paper's founder, former slave and Civil War veteran John H. Murphy Sr. After working from 1937 as manager of the paper's Washington, D.C., edition, and in other positions, Murphy succeeded his uncle Carl J. Murphy in 1967 as president of the Afro-American papers, and in 1974 as chairman of the board and publisher.