William Y. Humphreys

William Yerger Humphreys (born September 9, 1890 in Greenville , Mississippi , † February 26, 1933 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1923 and 1925 he represented the third constituency of the state of Mississippi in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Humphreys was the son of Benjamin G. Humphreys II , who had represented the third constituency of Mississippi as a member of Congress from 1903 until his death . His grandfather was Governor Benjamin G. Humphreys . William attended his homeland public schools and then Sewanee Grammar School in Tennessee . While his father was in Congress, William got a job in the congressional administration. At the same time he studied law between 1911 and 1914 at George Washington University . After his admission to the bar on June 1, 1914, he began to practice in Greenville in this profession. During theDuring the First World War he was a first lieutenant in the US Army and belonged to a unit that fought with chemical weapons.

Politically, Humphreys was a member of the Democratic Party . After the death of his father, he was elected his successor in the House of Representatives in the by-elections that were due. There he ended his father's last legislative term between November 27, 1923 and March 3, 1925. In the regular congressional elections of 1924, Humphreys decided not to run again. After the end of his time in Congress, he initially worked again as a lawyer in Greenville. From 1928 until his death, he was a district attorney in Washington County , Mississippi.

Web links

• William Y. Humphreys in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)