Charles Francis Murphy
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![Murphy with William H. Fitzpatrick, the Erie County Democratic leader](/Images/godic/202501/01/Charles_F._Murphy_and_William_H._Fitzpatrick3038.jpg")
![Murphy caricatured in William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal (November 10, 1905)](/Images/godic/202501/01/Murphy-Cartoon-19053038.jpg")
Charles Francis "Silent Charlie" Murphy (June 20, 1858 – April 25, 1924), also known as Boss Murphy, was an American political figure, Head of New York City's Tammany Hall from 1902–1924. Murphy was responsible for transforming Tammany Hall's image from one of corruption to respectability, as well as extending Tammany Hall's political influence to national level.