Sir William Lindsay Murphy,

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(1888–1965) was the British

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from 28 July 1945 to 1950. Prior to his appointment as governor, he was the Colonial Secretary of Bermuda from 1942 to 1945, before which he was the

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and first Municipal Commissioner from 1937 to 1941 in Ceylon. The Irish poet Richard Murphy is his son. Sir William was educated at The Abbey Grammar School in

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. While governor of The Bahamas he officially opened the famous

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on the island of Bimini, a field station of the American Museum of Natural History. He was acting

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from February to October 1957. His family's life in Ireland was documented in the film ''The Other Irish Travellers'' by his granddaughter, Fiona Murphy. He is buried in Christ Church graveyard, Clifden, County Galway.Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 September 2018), memorial page for William Lindsay Murphy (1887–1965), Find A Grave Memorial no. 113888690, citing Christ Church Cemetery, Clifden, County Galway, Ireland ; Maintained by Michael Kuth (contributor 47831629).

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British governors of the Bahamas Governors-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Mayors of Colombo 1888 births 1965 deaths Colonial Secretaries of Bermuda Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Knights of the Order of St John 20th-century Bahamian people 20th-century British politicians {{WesternLK-politician-stub