Charles Humphrey was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
11 Facts About Charles Humphrey
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Charles Humphrey served as a US Representative and as Speaker of the New York State Assembly.
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Charles Humphrey was born in Little Britain, Orange County, New York, but moved to Newburgh, New York, at an early age and attended the Newburgh Academy.
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Charles Humphrey entered the United States Army at the beginning of the War of 1812 as First Sergeant of Newburgh Company Number Five.
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Charles Humphrey was commissioned a captain in the Forty-first Regiment, United States Infantry, on August 15,1813.
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Charles Humphrey moved to Ithaca, New York in 1818, and engaged in the practice of law.
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Charles Humphrey served as president of the village of Ithaca in 1828 and 1829.
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Charles Humphrey was elected Surrogate of Tompkins County, New York, and served from March 4,1831, to January 8,1834.
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Charles Humphrey was a member from Tompkins County of the New York State Assembly from 1834 to 1836, when he was active in studying prison reform as well as education, and in 1842, and was Speaker in 1835 and 1836.
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Charles Humphrey was appointed clerk of the New York Supreme Court in 1843 and held that position until 1847.
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Charles Humphrey married Ann Eliza Belknap in Newburgh, New York in 1816.