John H. Murphy, III

Who is John H. Murphy, III?

John Henry Murphy III, former publisher of the Afro-American newspaper, was the grandson of the paper's founder, Civil War veteran John H. Murphy, Sr..

He later moved with his mother to Philadelphia, graduating from Overbrook High School and earning his bachelor's degree in business administration from Temple University in 1937. After graduation, Mr. Murphy joined the family newspaper business and began working as the office manager at the Washington Afro-American. In 1940, he married Alice Quivers, and they had two children, Daniel and Sharon.

Mr. Murphy was named president of the Afro-American papers, which published a national edition and local versions in several East Coast and Southern cities, in 1967, succeeding his uncle Carl J. Murphy. He became board chairman and publisher in 1974, and retired as chairman of the board of the newspaper company in 1986.

Mr. Murphy married Camay Calloway in 1980, a year after his first wife died. She is the daughter of Cab Calloway, the musician who was raised in Baltimore.

Mr. Murphy was also a photographer, taking family pictures, as well as pictures for the Baltimore Times, and was a member of St.