Patrick Murphy Malin

Patrick Murphy Malin (1903 – December 13, 1964) was an American activist and administrator who followed Roger Nash Baldwin as the second Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union.

Early life Malin was born in Joplin, Missouri in 1903, the son of a banker.

Career From 1924 to 1929, Malin served as private secretary to International YMCA director Sherwood Eddy. While on his first trip abroad, he met Caroline Biddle. The two would wait four years, allowing Biddle to graduate from college, before they married.

ACLU executive director Malin had been an ACLU member since the Twenties, but had not thought of working for the organization until shortly before he was selected to succeed Baldwin.

Later life In 1962, Malin left the ACLU to become president of Robert College (now Boğaziçi University) in Istanbul. He died there on December 13, 1964.