Henry Gabriel Murphy (January 8, 1903 – November 1, 2001)[1] was an American businessman, sportsman and Major League Baseball club owner.

[2][3][4] Murphy was a native of Hogansburg, New York, who attended Georgetown University in Washington, where he starred in football, earned a law degree, and served as athletics director (1930–41).

[5] Ironically, Murphy had purchased his stake in the Washington franchise in 1950 as an ally of Calvin's uncle, Baseball Hall of Famer Clark Griffith, who was then the team's president.

[3] Murphy's investment ended any threat to Griffith's control of the Senators; in return he was reported to have acquired right of first refusal should the club be put up for sale.

[4] In the autumn of 1960, when after protracted negotiations with Twin Cities officials the team finally moved, Murphy filed suit in federal court seeking to block the transfer.

[5] He retired from his insurance business (H. Gabriel Murphy and Company) in 1994, and died at age 98 on November 1, 2001, from a heart ailment at his Washington home.