death_date successor birth_place office birth_date order term_start article_title term_end name mayor
4 march 1903 john nelson partridge kilmallock , county limerick , ireland new york city police commissioner 7 march 1839 1st february 22 , 1901 michael c. murphy -lrb- politician -rrb-
 january 1 , 1902 michael cotter murphy robert a. van wyck
michael c. murphy -lrb- politician -rrb-

michael cotter murphy -lrb- march 7 , 1839 -- march 4 , 1903 -rrb- was an american politician from new york , and a recipient of the medal of honor during the american civil war .
he was the first new york city police commissioner .
