William Lindsay Murphy British Politician
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| First Name |
William
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| Middle Name |
Lindsay
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| Last Name |
Murphy
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1887
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| Died |
1965
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation |
Politician
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Sir William Lindsay Murphy, KCMG (1888–1965) was the British Governor of the Bahamas from 28 July 1945 to 1950. Prior to his appointment as governor, he was the Colonial Secretary of Bermuda from 1942 to 1945, before which he was the Mayor of Colombo and first Municipal Commissioner from 1937 to 1941 in Ceylon. The Irish poet Richard Murphy is his son. Sir William was educated at The Abbey Grammar School in Tipperary, County Tipperary. While governor of The Bahamas he officially opened the famous Lerner Marine Laboratory on the island of Bimini, a field station of the American Museum of Natural History. He was acting Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland from February to October 1957.
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