John Michael Murphy (August 3, 1926 – May 25, 2015) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 16th (1963–1973) and 17th (1973–1981) districts.

[1] He served in the U.S. Army from August 1944 to July 1956, first as an enlisted man before receiving his commission after four years at West Point.

[7] His son, Mark Murphy, is a real-estate developer who worked as an aide to Bill de Blasio during his tenure as New York City Public Advocate.

[8] On January 19, 2012, Mark Murphy announced he would seek election to the Congressional seat his father once held.

[10] Murphy died the age of 88 on May 25, 2015, at Richmond University Medical Center in Staten Island, NY of complications from a heart attack.