Parry Wayne Humphreys

Parry Wayne Humphreys
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 6th district
In office March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	James B. Reynolds
Member of the Tennessee Senate
In office 1807
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office 1805
Personal details
Born	1778 Staunton, Virginia
Died	February 12, 1839 Hernando, Mississippi
Political party	Democratic-Republican

Parry Wayne Humphreys (1778 – February 12, 1839) was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.

Biography

Humphreys was born in Staunton, Virginia, but moved with his family to Kentucky in 1789, and later settled in Tennessee. After he finished preparatory studies, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1801.

Career

Humphreys opened his practice in Nashville, Tennessee. He was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1805 and the Tennessee Senate in 1807. He was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Tennessee from 1807 to 1809 and a judge of the State judicial circuit from 1809 to 1813.^[1]

Elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Thirteenth Congress, Humphreys served from March 4, 1813 to March 3, 1815.^[2] In 1817 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate. He again served as a judge on the State judicial circuit from 1818 to 1836. Humphreys County, Tennessee is named for him.^[3]

Death

Humphreys moved to Hernando, Mississippi and engaged in banking there until his death on February 12, 1839, at about 61 years. He is interred at Methodist Cemetery.^[4]

References

1. "Parry Wayne Humphreys". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
2. "Parry Wayne Humphreys". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
3. "Parry Wayne Humphreys". Tennessee Supreme Court Historical Society. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
4. "Parry Wayne Humphreys". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 10 February 2013.

External links

• Parry Wayne Humphreys at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Tennessee Supreme Court Historical Society listing on Parry Wayne Humphreys