James Francis Murphy CMG (12 March 1893 – 18 January 1949) was a senior Australian public servant, best known for his role as Secretary of the Department of Commerce (later Department of Commerce and Agriculture) in the 1930s and 1940s.
Frank Murphy was born in Carlton, Melbourne on 12 March 1893.
[1] In 1910, he joined the Commonwealth Public Service in the Department of External Affairs.
[1] In 1933, Murphy was appointed as Assistant Secretary to the Department of Commerce—his promotion at the time was challenged by several other public servants who believed that they should win the role on the grounds that they had served for longer.
[6] Murphy died on 18 January 1949 in Balwyn, Melbourne.