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Name
  
Benjamin Humphreys

Occupation
  
Lawyer, politician


Benjamin G. Humphreys II Benjamin G Humphreys II Wikipedia

Born
  
August 17, 1865
Claiborne County, Mississippi, U.S.

Died
  
October 16, 1923Greenville, Mississippi, U.S.

Resting place
  
Greenville Cemetery

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

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Early life

Benjamin Grubb Humphreys 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

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.

References

Benjamin G. Humphreys II Wikipedia


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