Cambridge High and Latin School
John J. Murphy “Jocko”
John J. Murphy (“Jocko”) was one of 424 graduates in the class of 1925 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Printed details: headed for Boston College; activities listed: Spanish Club; lived at 20 Banks Street. Portrait and entry from the 1925 yearbook, page 121.
Class of 1925
424 in the class of 1925 · 310 more named Murphy
- Full name
- John J. Murphy
- Known as
- Jocko
- Born
- August 22, 1908
- Lived at
- 20 Banks Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- School
- Cambridge High and Latin School
- Graduated
- Class of 1925
- Came from
- St. Paul’s Parochial
- Headed for
- Boston College
Also searched as: Jocko Murphy; Jack Murphy; John Murphy; Johnny Murphy.
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In context
Of the 424 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1925 read for this site, John's is 275th alphabetically. John is printed on page 121 of the scan, in the last third of the 29-to-137 run of portrait pages. In the 16 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School between 1914 and 1930 that this site covers, 182 people have the first name John, with the largest group (24) in 1926. Across 14 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School from 1915 to 1930, this site lists 45 people with the surname Murphy. Plans for a college or university made up 54% of the classifiable plans in the class of 1925 (164 of 306), against 50% in 1924 and 55% in 1926.
| On the same scan page | Grant C. Moxham, John V. Murphy, William F. Murphy |
|---|---|
| Same club | Spanish Club: 4 other classmates |
| Same kind of plan | college or university: 164 of 365 classmates with a plan (45%) |
| Same first name | John: 15 other people in the class |
At home, 20 Banks Street
Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.
The 1925 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Murphy at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.
The Murphy household is listed here in 1927 too.
What John did at school
Fellow members from John's own class:
Also grew up on Banks Street
The class of 1925
Helene Elizabeth MurphyCambridge 1925
John V. MurphyCambridge 1925
Catherine H. MurphyCambridge 1925
Mary Veronica MurphyCambridge 1925
Catherine Florence MurphyCambridge 1925
William F. MurphyCambridge 1925
Other people named John J. Murphy in the archive
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Others named Murphy
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
Harold S. MurphySoldiers of the Great War, 1920: Massachusetts 1920
John Henry MurphyWinchester 1930
Joseph William MurphyWinchester 1930
Mary Alberta MurphyWinchester 1930
Mary MurphyArlington 1928
Joseph MurphyArlington 1930
Also came from St. Paul’s Parochial
Also headed for Boston College
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Source
Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1925, page 121.
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Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1925unse).
Published 1925, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.
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