Birth Name: Philip Dunton Murphy
Place of Birth: Needham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 16, 1957
Ethnicity: Irish
Phil Murphy is an American financier, diplomat, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he was U.S. Ambassador to Germany, from September 3, 2009 to August 26, 2013.
He is the son of Dorothy Louise (Dunton) and Walter F. Murphy. He is married to banker Tammy (Snyder) Murphy, with whom he has four children.
Phil’s maternal grandfather was John A. Dunton (the daughter of John J. Dunton and Mary E. Shea).
Phil’s maternal grandmother was Helen/Ellen V. Connors (the daughter of Patrick Connors and Mary Garrity). Helen was born in Massachusetts, to Irish parents.
Sources: Phil’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Phil’s mother – https://www.findagrave.com
Marriage record of Phil’s maternal grandparents, John A. Dunton and HeHelen/Ellen V. Connors – https://www.familysearch.org