Benjamin G. Humphreys II

Benjamin Grubb Humphreys II
Humphreys II circa 1920
Born August 17, 1865
Claiborne County, Mississippi, U.S.
Died October 16, 1923 (aged 58)
Greenville, Mississippi, U.S.
Resting place Greenville Cemetery
Occupation Lawyer, politician
Children William Y. Humphreys
Parent(s) Benjamin G. Humphreys

Benjamin Grubb Humphreys II (August 17, 1865 – October 16, 1923) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi. He was known by his constituents as "Our Ben." [1]

Early life

Benjamin Grubb Humphreys II was born on August 17, 1865 in Claiborne County, Mississippi. His father was Benjamin G. Humphreys.

Humphreys attended the public schools at Lexington, Mississippi, and the University of Mississippi at Oxford where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1891 and commenced practice in Greenwood, Mississippi.

Career

Frontispiece of 1925's Benjamin G. Humphreys, Late a Representative from Mississippi

Humphreys served as the superintendent of education for Leflore County 1892-1896. He served as district attorney for the fourth district of Mississippi 1895-1903. He raised a company in April 1898 for service in the Spanish–American War and was its first lieutenant, serving under Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee in Florida during the entire war.

Humphreys was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth and to the ten succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1903, until his death. He served as chairman of the Committee on Territories (Sixty-second Congress), Committee on Flood Control (Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth Congresses). He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1920.

Death

Humphreys died in Greenville, Mississippi, October 16, 1923. He was interred in Greenville Cemetery.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Biography: Benjamin G. Humphreys". Greenville Bridge. Retrieved April 12, 2014.

External sources

  • United States Congress. "Benjamin G. Humphreys II (id: H000960)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • United States Congress (1925). Benjamin G. Humphreys, Late a Representative from Mississippi. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.


U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Patrick S. Henry		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi's 3rd congressional district
1903-1923		 Succeeded by
William Y. Humphreys


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