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John Wilson Murphy 1924 - 1964

John Wilson Murphy was born on September 11, 1924, and died at age 39 years old on February 26, 1964. John Murphy was buried at Camp Nelson National Cemetery Section D Site 3861-C Rr#3 6980 Danville Road, in Nicholasville, Ky. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Wilson Murphy.
John Wilson Murphy
September 11, 1924
February 26, 1964
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  • 09/11
    1924

    Birthday

    September 11, 1924
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Marine Corps Rank attained: SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 02/26
    1964

    Death

    February 26, 1964
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Camp Nelson National Cemetery Section D Site 3861-C Rr#3 6980 Danville Road, in Nicholasville, Ky 40356
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In 1924, in the year that John Wilson Murphy was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1938, he was only 14 years old when on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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