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(Frank Murpny)
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On July 20 President Elpidio Quirino issued a proclamation calling for national mourning and half-masting of the Philippine Flag for one week. 
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A touching state necrological services were held in Malacañang.
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Murphy was Governor-General of the Philippine from July 15, 1933 to November 15, 1935,  he was succeeded by Manuel L. Quezon as the President of the 

Philippine Commonwealth.   The  Governor-General position was abolished with the inauguration of the Philippine Commonwealth.  He was U. S. High 

Commissioner in the Philippines from 1935 to 1936. 
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It was he who ably guided the country through the difficulties of that important transition period.
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On November 14, 1935, the day before the inauguration of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, Governor-General Murphy addressed the Philippine Legislature 

in joint session on the <i>"state of the nation"</i>,  counselling the Filipino leaders and people to put aside personal aspects where the interest of the 

Government is concerned and declaring that <i>"all officials should be humble before the majesty of the law"</i> and that <i>"above personal success and 

personal loyalty, the good citizen and true patriot will place the supremacy of the law, duty to the state, and devotion to the public welfare"</i>.
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July 19, 1949: Frank Murphy died at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit