Herman L. Humphrey
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Herman Leon Humphrey was a U.S. Representative
from Wisconsin
.
Born in Candor, New York
, Humphrey attended the common schools and also the Cortland Academy for one year.
He became a clerk in Ithaca, New York
.
After several years in business he studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in July 1854 and in January 1855 moved to Hudson, Wisconsin
, where he commenced practice.
He was appointed district attorney of St. Croix County.
He was appointed county judge to fill a vacancy in the fall of 1860 and in the spring of 1861 was elected for the full term of four years, but resigned that office in February 1862.
He served in the Wisconsin State Senate
in 1862 and 1863.
He served as mayor of Hudson one year.
Humphrey was elected in the spring of 1866 judge of the eighth judicial circuit of Wisconsin and reelected in 1872.
Humphrey was elected as a Republican
to the Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth, and Forty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1883).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination.
He resumed the practice of law in Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
He served as member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
in 1887.
He died in Hudson, Wisconsin
, June 10, 1902.
He was interred in Willow River Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
.
Born in Candor, New York
Candor, New York
Candor is a town in Tioga County, New York, USA. The population was 5,317 at the 2000 census.The Town of Candor has a village named Candor. The town is south of Ithaca, New York.- History :...
, Humphrey attended the common schools and also the Cortland Academy for one year.
He became a clerk in Ithaca, New York
Ithaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
.
After several years in business he studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in July 1854 and in January 1855 moved to Hudson, Wisconsin
Hudson, Wisconsin
Hudson is a city in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 18,937, making it the principal and largest city of the Minneapolis - St. Paul metropolitan area . The Hudson area however had a population of 39,713...
, where he commenced practice.
He was appointed district attorney of St. Croix County.
He was appointed county judge to fill a vacancy in the fall of 1860 and in the spring of 1861 was elected for the full term of four years, but resigned that office in February 1862.
He served in the Wisconsin State Senate
Wisconsin State Senate
The Wisconsin Senate, the powers of which are modeled after those of the U.S. Senate, is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature, smaller than the Wisconsin State Assembly...
in 1862 and 1863.
He served as mayor of Hudson one year.
Humphrey was elected in the spring of 1866 judge of the eighth judicial circuit of Wisconsin and reelected in 1872.
Humphrey was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth, and Forty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1883).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination.
He resumed the practice of law in Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
He served as member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Wisconsin State Assembly
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....
in 1887.
He died in Hudson, Wisconsin
Hudson, Wisconsin
Hudson is a city in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 18,937, making it the principal and largest city of the Minneapolis - St. Paul metropolitan area . The Hudson area however had a population of 39,713...
, June 10, 1902.
He was interred in Willow River Cemetery.