| Charles Murphy | |
| Birth Name: | Charles F. Murphy |
| Birth Date: | February 9, 1890 |
| Birth Place: | Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Spouse: | Josephine C. Murphy (b. 1901 / m. 1926 / d. Feb. 9, 1999) |
| Children: | 2 |
Charles Francis Murphy (February 9, 1890 - May 22, 1985) was an American architect based in Chicago, Illinois.[1]
Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Murphy was educated at the De La Salle Institute in Chicago. His first job was as a secretary, joining the offices of D.H. Burnham & Company in 1911 and he was steadily promoted to become personal secretary to the architect Ernest Graham.
After Graham died in 1936, Murphy moved on to co-found the architectural practice Shaw, Naess & Murphy with Alfred P. Shaw and Sigurd E. Naess (1886 - 1970). Murphy had no formal training as an architect at the time. He was next part of Naess & Murphy. The practice was later renamed C. F. Murphy Associates and later Murphy/Jahn Inc. in 1983 when Helmut Jahn took over as president.
Murphy was awarded an honorary degree from St. Xavier University in 1961, and became a fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1964.