Background
Murphy, Roger P. was born on October 17, 1923 in Lancaster, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Frank Earl and Alice Mildred (Petty) Murphy.
Murphy, Roger P. was born on October 17, 1923 in Lancaster, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Frank Earl and Alice Mildred (Petty) Murphy.
Born in Lancaster, Wisconsin, Murphy graduated from University of Wisconsin–Madison and received his law degree from University of Wisconsin Law School.
During World World War II, Murphy served in the United States Army Air Forces. Murphy served as Waukesha County, Wisconsin District Attorney from 1961 until 1971 and lived in Waukesha, Wisconsin. He then served in the Wisconsin State Senate as a Republican from 1971 until he resigned in 1980 when he was appointed a Wisconsin Circuit Court judge serving until his retirement in 1999.
First lieutenant United States Army Air Corps, 1942-1945. Member American Bar Association, Wisconsin Bar Association, Waukesha County Bar Association, Elks (exalted ruler Waukesha lodge # 400 1965-1967).
Married Arlene Jane Laubenheimer, June 6, 1964. Children: Margaret Jane, Mark P., Thomas E.
