West Hughes Humphreys:
Born: August 26, 1806
Birthplace: Montgomery County Tennessee
Father: Perry Wayne Humphreys 1778 – 1839
(Buried: Methodist Cemetery Hernando Mississippi)
Mother: Mary Elizabeth West 1785 – 1841
Wife: Amanda Malvina Pillow 1818 – 1872
Children:
Jerome Pillow Humphreys 1842 – 1894
Annie Payne Humphreys Morton 1846 – 1899
(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery Nashville Tennessee)
Education:
Attended Transylvania University Law School
Occupation before War:
1828 – 1829: Attorney in Clarksville Tennessee
1829 – 1839: Attorney in Somerville Tennessee
1835 – 1838: Tennessee State Representative
1839 – 1851: Reporter for Tennessee State Supreme Court
1851 – 1853: Attorney in Nashville Tennessee
1853 – 1862: Judge U.S. District Court for Middle District Tennessee
1853 – 1862: Judge U.S. District Court for Western District Tennessee
Civil War Career:
1853 – 1862: Judge U.S. District Court for Middle District Tennessee
1853 – 1862: Judge U.S. District Court for Western District Tennessee
1861 – 1865: Judge Confederate District Court for Tennessee
1862: Impeached and convicted on June 26th
Occupation after War:
1866 – 1882: Attorney in Nashville Tennessee
Died: October 16, 1882
Place of Death: Nashville Tennessee
Age at time of Death: 76 years old
Burial Place: Mount Olivet Cemetery Nashville Tennessee
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