Edward William Cornelius Humphrey
| Edward William Cornelius Humphrey | |
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| Born |
May 23, 1844 Louisville, Kentucky |
| Died | March 22, 1917 (aged 72) Jefferson County, Kentucky |
| Resting place | Cave Hill Cemetery |
| Residence | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Alma mater | Centre College, Amherst College Honorary A.M., Harvard University |
| Occupation | Lawyer, legal scholar |
| Home town | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Spouse(s) | Jessamine Barkley Humphrey (1846–1905) |
| Children | Catherine Prather Humphrey Hobson (1869–1936), Sally Green Humphrey Price (1871–1906), Edward Porter Humphrey (1873–1955), Lewis Craig Humphrey (1875–1927), Heman Humphrey (1880–1945), Jessamine Humphrey Reinhard (1882–1935), Mary Brown Humphrey (1885–1980) |
| Parent(s) | Reverend Doctor Edward Porter Humphrey (1809–1887), Catherine Cornelia Prather Humphrey ((1816–1844)) |
Edward William Cornelius Humphrey (May 23, 1844 – March 22, 1917), also known as E.W.C. Humphrey, "Alphabet Humphrey," "Judge Humphrey," or "The Hon. E.W.C. Humphrey," was a theological and legal scholar and influential member of the National Presbyterian General Assembly. A Harvard graduate with an honorary degree from Amherst, he was also an 1864 graduate of Centre College, of which he became a trustee in 1885. He was a trustee of the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and for forty-four successive terms was elected Director of the Louisville Law Library Company. He was a leading key figure in a long discussion and eventual acceptance of a Presbyterian creed revision held in May 1902 in New York City by the national Presbyterian General Assembly, the Presbyterian denomination's highest governing body.
Humphrey graduated in 1864 from Centre College, where he attended classes in the Old Centre building, now on the National Register of Historic Places due to its being the oldest academic building west of the Alleghenies. His graduation from Centre was prior to Old Centre's temporary use as an American Civil War hospital. After graduating from Centre, he received an honorary A.M. degree from Amherst College. Subsequently, he studied law at the University of Louisville and at Harvard, class of 1866.
Edward William Cornelius Humphrey studied law, practiced law, and shared his knowledge of law in many circles of influence, as described in the Louisville Courier-Journal death notice "Death's Summons Came in Sleep to Mr. Humphrey: His Passing Removes Esteemed Citizen, Scholar and Leader of Presbyterians" and the subsequent article "Resolutions on the Death of E.W.C. Humphrey by the Louisville Bar Association." During his long career on the Board of Trustees of Centre College, he was in charge of the school's extensive property interests. He was also a trustee of the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and served on the committee which united the North and South Presbyterian Kentucky seminaries and colleges.
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