Seba Murphy

Seba Murphy (July 25, 1788 – November 16, 1856) was an American businessman and politician.

Murphy was born in Scituate, Rhode Island, on July 25, 1788. He went into the mercantile business in Schenectady, New York, and moved to Monroe, Michigan in 1855, where he served as a county commissioner, register of deeds, and county treasurer. He was appointed to the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan following the resignation of Robert McClelland on December 1, 1837, and served until his own resignation on July 1, 1839. He was also a member of the Michigan State Senate from 1840 to 1841.[1]

He died in Monroe on November 16, 1856.[2]

References
  1. Hinsdale, Burke A. (1906), Demmon, Isaac (ed.), History of the University of Michigan, University of Michigan, p. 175, retrieved 2018-11-04
  2. Hinsdale 1906.


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