Andrew Humphreys
| Andrew Humphreys | |
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| Member of the Indiana Senate | |
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In office 1896 – 1900, 1878 – 1882, and 1874 – 1876 |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives | |
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In office December 5, 1876 – March 3, 1877 |
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| Preceded by | James D. Williams |
| Succeeded by | Thomas R. Cobb |
| Indiana House of Representatives | |
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In office January 8 – March 9, 1857, and 1849 – 1852 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 30, 1821 near Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Died | June 14, 1904 (aged 83) Linton, Indiana |
| Resting place | Moss Cemetery Linton, Indiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Politician farmer |
Andrew Humphreys (March 30, 1821 – June 14, 1904) was a U.S. Representative from Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, who served in the Forty-fourth Congress. Prior to the American Civil War, Humphreys was as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives (1849 to 1852, and January 8 to March 9, 1857), and an Indian agent for Utah. In 1864 Humphreys was a defendant in a controversial trial by a military commission that convened on October 21 at Indianapolis, where he and three others were convicted of treason. Humphreys was sentenced to hard labor for the remainder of the war, but the sentence was modified three weeks later to allow for his release. (Humphreys was required to remain within two specific townships in Greene County, and could not participate in any acts that opposed the war.) At the end of the war, Humphreys resumed a career in politics, which included terms in Forty-fourth Congress (December 5, 1876 to March 3, 1877) and the Indiana Senate (1874 to 1876, 1878 to 1882, and 1896 to 1900).
Born near Knoxville, Tennessee, Humphreys moved with his parents to Owen County, Indiana, in 1829. Afterwards, the family relocated to Putnam County, near Manhattan, where Humphreys attended the common schools. He moved to Greene County in 1842.
Humphreys, who was a Democrat, settled in Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, and served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1849 to 1852, and from January 8 to March 9, 1857. He was appointed Indian agent for Utah by President Buchanan in 1857.
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