Augustin Reed Humphrey
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Augustin Reed Humphrey was a Nebraska
Republican politician.
Born in 1859 near Madison, Indiana
, he moved with his parents to Drakesville, Iowa
, in 1864. Graduated from the Southern Iowa Normal School at Bloomfield in 1881 and the law department
of the University of Iowa
in 1882, passing the bar on the same year. He started to practice law in Broken Bow, Nebraska
in 1885, then created a homestead
in Custer County, Nebraska
in 1886, where he farmed and raised livestock.
He was a delegate to every Republican State convention from 1887 to 1936 and was commissioner of public lands and buildings of Nebraska from 1891 to 1895. He was president of the Broken Bow board of education
from 1898 to 1914. He was a probate judge from 1906 to 1910, and the mayor of Broken Bow from 1916 to 1917. He then moved to his ranch on the South Loop River in 1920.
Humphrey was elected to the 67th Congress (1922) to fill the vacancy caused by the death of long-standing representative Moses P. Kinkaid. He served until March 3, 1923, not running for reelection. He died on a trip to Fort Collins, Colorado in 1937, and is interred in Broken Bow Cemetery.
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
Republican politician.
Born in 1859 near Madison, Indiana
Madison, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,004 people, 5,092 households, and 3,085 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,402.9 people per square mile . There were 5,597 housing units at an average density of 654.1 per square mile...
, he moved with his parents to Drakesville, Iowa
Drakesville, Iowa
Drakesville is a city in Davis County, Iowa, United States. The population was 185 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Drakesville is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, in 1864. Graduated from the Southern Iowa Normal School at Bloomfield in 1881 and the law department
University of Iowa College of Law
The University of Iowa College of Law is one of the eleven professional graduate schools at the University of Iowa, located in Iowa City, Iowa. Founded in 1865, it is the oldest law school in continuous operation west of the Mississippi River. The law school was ranked as the 27th best law school...
of the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
in 1882, passing the bar on the same year. He started to practice law in Broken Bow, Nebraska
Broken Bow, Nebraska
Broken Bow is a city in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 3,491 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Custer County.-History:...
in 1885, then created a homestead
Homesteading
Broadly defined, homesteading is a lifestyle of simple self-sufficiency.-Current practice:The term may apply to anyone who follows the back-to-the-land movement by adopting a sustainable, self-sufficient lifestyle. While land is no longer freely available in most areas of the world, homesteading...
in Custer County, Nebraska
Custer County, Nebraska
-History:Custer County was formed in 1877. It was named after General George Armstrong Custer, who was killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn.-Demographics:...
in 1886, where he farmed and raised livestock.
He was a delegate to every Republican State convention from 1887 to 1936 and was commissioner of public lands and buildings of Nebraska from 1891 to 1895. He was president of the Broken Bow board of education
Board of education
A board of education or a school board or school committee is the title of the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or higher administrative level....
from 1898 to 1914. He was a probate judge from 1906 to 1910, and the mayor of Broken Bow from 1916 to 1917. He then moved to his ranch on the South Loop River in 1920.
Humphrey was elected to the 67th Congress (1922) to fill the vacancy caused by the death of long-standing representative Moses P. Kinkaid. He served until March 3, 1923, not running for reelection. He died on a trip to Fort Collins, Colorado in 1937, and is interred in Broken Bow Cemetery.