John H. Murphy Sr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John H. Murphy Sr.

American publisher

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1841

Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Date of Death: 05-Apr-1922

Profession: writer, publisher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

John Henry Murphy Sr.
(25 December 1840 – 5 April 1922) was an African-American newspaper publisher based in Baltimore, Maryland.
Born into slavery, he is best known as the founder of the Baltimore Afro-American (also known colloquially/for short as The AFRO), published by the AFRO-American Newspaper Company of Baltimore, Inc.
This newspaper is one of the oldest operating black family-owned newspapers in the U.S.A.