| Robert F. Murphy | |
| Order: | 59th |
| Office: | Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts |
| Term Start: | January 3, 1957 |
| Term End: | October 6, 1960 |
| Governor: | Foster Furcolo |
| Predecessor: | Sumner G. Whittier |
| Successor: | Edward F. McLaughlin, Jr. |
| Office2: | Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 21st Middlesex District |
| Term Start2: | 1943 |
| Term End2: | 1955 |
| Office3: | Majority Leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives |
| Term Start3: | 1949 |
| Term End3: | 1953 |
| Successor3: | John F. Thompson |
| Office4: | Minority Leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives |
| Predecessor4: | Charles Gibbons |
| Successor4: | Charles Gibbons |
| Term Start4: | 1953 |
| Term End4: | 1955 |
| Office5: | Chairman of the Metropolitan District Commission |
| Term Start5: | 1960 |
| Term End5: | 1964 |
| Predecessor5: | John L. Maloney |
| Successor5: | Howard J. Whitmore, Jr. |
| Birth Date: | January 24, 1899 |
| Birth Place: | Somerville, Massachusetts |
| Death Date: | January 9, 1976 (aged 76) |
| Death Place: | Malden, Massachusetts |
| Party: | Democrat |
| Profession: | Journalist |
| Alma Mater: | Malden public schools, Dean Academy, Trinity College |
Robert F. Murphy (January 24, 1899 - January 9, 1976) was an American politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In 1949 Murphy became the first Democrat to serve as the Majority Leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Murphy also served as the 59th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from January 1957 to October 6, 1960, when he was appointed by political foe Foster Furcolo to take over the scandal-ridden Metropolitan District Commission.[1] Murphy was the son of Franklin E. Murphy, a telegrapher from Danvers, Massachusetts. Robert's mother, Alice Murphy, worked as a milliner in Boston.[2] [3]