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John Luttrell Murphy (1842 – February 27, 1912) was a justice of the Territorial
Montana Supreme Court The Montana Supreme Court is the supreme court, highest court of the state court system in the U.S. state of Montana. It is established and its powers defined by Article VII of the 1972 Montana Constitution. It is primarily an appellate court w ...
from 1871 to 1872, appointed by President
Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. In 1865, as Commanding General of the United States Army, commanding general, Grant led the Uni ...
. The appointment led to controversy, and the following year Grant withdrew the appointment, although sources are unclear as to whether Murphy was recalled or allowed to resign. Born in
Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville is a city in Knox County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. It is located on the Tennessee River and had a population of 190,740 at the 2020 United States census. It is the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division ...
, Murphy served in the Union Army during the
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and obtained the rank of Major. In 1867, he passed the Tennessee Bar. Murphy was appointed Associate Justice of the Montana Territorial Supreme Court by President Ulysses S. Grant on February 4, 1871. He was recalled/resigned after much controversy on October 4, 1872 and replaced by Justice Servis. Murphy then opened a law practice in
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, but soon thereafter moved to
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,
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. Murphy served as a federal prosecutor in San Francisco, and as the City and County Attorney in the 1880s. Murphy's wife was named Viola. Murphy died in Knoxville at the age of 70.


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1842 births 1912 deaths Lawyers from Knoxville, Tennessee Union army officers Justices of the Montana Supreme Court United States Article I federal judges appointed by Ulysses S. Grant San Francisco city attorneys {{Montana-state-judge-stub