Donal Morphy


Donal William Morphy was a British electrical engineer from Kent who formed Morphy Richards in July 1936 with engineer Charles Richards.

Early life

From 1917 to 1920 he studied electrical engineering at the City and Guilds College.

Career

Morphy Richards

He formed Morphy Richards with Charles Richards on 8 July 1936. Charles Richards died aged 64 on Sunday 15 November 1964.

Personal life

He married Margaret Clare Sherring on 3 August 1923 in Surrey. They had a daughter on 22 September 1928. He died in West Sussex aged 74 in May 1975. He lived at Peasons in Chislehurst then at Byworth in West Sussex in the 1960s. His wife died on 20 May 1982.