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 HUMPHREY

HUMPHREYS

district attorney of St. Croix county, 1860-61; county judge, 1861-62; state senator, 186':-6;}; juilge of the eighth judicial circuit, 1866-77; a representative in the 43th, 46tli and 47th con- gresses, 1877-83, and a niejuber of the state assembly, 1887.

HUnPHREY, James, representative, was born in Fairfield, Conn., Oct. 9, 1811; son of the Rev. Dr. Heniau and Sophia (Porter) Humphrey, and brother of Edward Porter Humphrey. He was graduated at Amherst, A.B., 1831, A.M., 1834. He was instructor in rhetoric and oratory at Amherst in 1838. H- removed to Louisville, Ky., where liis brother. Edward Porter, was preacliing, and wiis admitted to t'.ie bar and practised in that city. He removed to Brooklyn, N.Y., where he was corporation counsel, 18."")0-r)l, and a representative in the 38th and 39th con- gresses, being defeated in 1860 and 1862. He served in the 39th congress as cliairman of the committee on expenditures in the naval depart- ment. He died in Brooklyn, N.Y.. June 17, 1866.

HUnPHREV, Lyman Underwood, governor of Kansas, was born in Stark county, Oliio, July 2."), 1844; son of Col. Lyman Humi)Iirey,a lawj^er of distinction, who died in 18r>2. At the outbreak of the civil war he enlisted as a private, at the age of seventeen, in the 76th Ohio infantry. He was promoted first lieutenant and acting ad- jutant of his regiment, and was captain of a company for a full year before he was out of his minority. He was in the battles of Fort Donelson, Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, the siege of Vicks- burg and the several conflicts around that citj', at Chattanooga and the campaign around At- lanta. He was with Slierman in his raarcli to the sea, and participated in the capture of Savannah; was wounded at Pittsburg Landing and agiin at Cliattanooga, and took part in the battle of Bentonville and in the capture of General Johnston's army. During liis four years' service he was not absent from his post in the army for a single day, and when wounded at Chattanooga he refused to leave the field, and participated in the battle till the close. Wlien the war ended he attended Mount Union college antl studied law at the University of Michigan, 1866-67, but did not graduate. In 1868 ho was admitted to the bar, and soon afterward removed to Independence, Kan., where he l>ecame connected with the Southern Kansas Tribune. In 1876 he was chosen to represent his district in the state legislature. In 1877 he wjvs nominated by the Republican state central committee for lieutenant-governor, to fill a vacancy, and was elected by a large majority. In 1879 he was re-elected to the same office by over 40,000 majority. In 1884 he was elected state senator from Montgomery county. and in 1888 was elected governor, receiving 72,000

majorit}', the largest popular majority that had ever been given to a governor in Kansas. He was re-elected in 1890 by a large plurality, serving as governor, 1889-9:!.

HUMPHREY, Zephaniah Moore, clergyman, was born in Amlierst, Mass., Aug. 30, 1824; son of the Rev. Dr. lleman and Sophia (Porter) Humphrey and a brother of the Rev. Edward Porter Humphrey, D.D. He was graduated from Amherst college in 1843, studied at the Union Tiieological seminary, New York city, 1846- 47, and was graduated from Andover Theolog- ical seminary in 1849. He was acting pastor at ^lilvvaukee. Wis., 1849-.j0; was ordained by the Presbytei'ian Milwaukee convention. Oct. 9, 18.")0; was pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Racine, Wis., 1850-56; of Plymouth Congrega- tional church, Milwaukee, Wis., 1856—59; of the First Presbyterian church, Chicago, 111., 1859-68; and of the Calvary Presbyterian church, Phila- delphia. Pa., 1868-75, and professor of ecclesias- tical history and church polity in Lane Theological seminary, Cincinnati, 1875-81. He was con- nected with the New School branch of the Pres- bj'terian church, exerted his influence for re- union and was moderator of the general assembly of the reunited church at Chicago, 111., in 1871. He received the degree of D.D. from Amhen-^t college and from the University' of Chicago iix 18G4. He died in Cincinnati. Oliio. Nov. 13. 1881.

HUMPHREYS, Andrew Atkinson, soldier, was born in Philadelpliia, Pa., Nov. 2, 1810; son of Samuel (1776-1846) and Letitia (Atkinson) Hum- phreys, and grandson of Joshua (1751-1838) and Mary (Davids) Hum- phreys. He was graduated at the U.S. Military academy, July 1, 1831, and was assigned to the 2il ar- tillery. Fort Moultrie, S.C. He was on tem- porary duty at tl:o academy, 1832; serv- ed in Georgia and Alabama in the Cher- okee troubles, 1832- 33; at Augusta arsen- al, Ga., and at Fort Marion, Fla., 1833- 34; on topographical

duty. West Florida and Cape Cod. Mass., 1834-35; and in the Florida war, 1836, taking part in the battles of Olokilikaha and Micinopy. He resigned from the army, Sept. 30, 1836, and engaged as a civil engineer, 1836-38, under Gen. IlartmanBache at Brandywine Siioal lighthouse and Cross Slioal breakwater. Delaware Bay. He was reappointed to the army in 1838 with the rank of first lieuten-