Benjamin G. Humphreys II

This article is about the U.S. politician (1865-1923). For his father the governor of Mississippi (1808-1882), see Benjamin G. Humphreys.

Benjamin G. Humphreys II
Born	August 17, 1865 Claiborne County, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	October 16, 1923 (aged 58) Greenville, Mississippi, U.S.
Resting place	Greenville Cemetery
Occupation	Lawyer, politician
Children	William Y. Humphreys
Parent(s)	Benjamin G. Humphreys

Benjamin Grubb Humphreys (August 17, 1865 – October 16, 1923) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi. He was known by his constituents as "Our Ben." ^[1]

Early life

Benjamin Grubb Humphreys was born on August 17, 1865 in Claiborne County, Mississippi. His father was Benjamin G. Humphreys.

Humphreys attended the public schools at Lexington, Mississippi, and the University of Mississippi at Oxford where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1891 and commenced practice in Greenwood, Mississippi.

Career

Humphreys served as the superintendent of education for Leflore County 1892-1896. He served as district attorney for the fourth district of Mississippi 1895-1903. He raised a company in April 1898 for service in the Spanish–American War and was its first lieutenant, serving under Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee in Florida during the entire war.

Humphreys was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth and to the ten succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1903, until his death. He served as chairman of the Committee on Territories (Sixty-second Congress), Committee on Flood Control (Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth Congresses). He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1920.

Death

Humphreys died in Greenville, Mississippi, October 16, 1923. He was interred in Greenville Cemetery.

References

United States Congress. "Benjamin G. Humphreys II (id: H000960)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

↑ "Biography: Benjamin G. Humphreys". Greenville Bridge. Retrieved April 12, 2014.

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Patrick S. Henry	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 3rd congressional district 1903-1923	Succeeded by William Y. Humphreys

Chairmen of the United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Public Buildings and Grounds (1837–1947)	Towns Petrikin Boardman Pratt Ficklin Faran Houston Bowdon Stanton Craige Ball Keitt Train Rice Covode Hopkins Beatty Halsey Platt Holman Cook Shallenberger Stockslager Dibble Milliken Bankhead Milliken Mercer Gillet Bartholdt Sheppard Clark Langley Elliott Lanham

Rivers and Harbors (1883–1947)	Willis Blanchard Henderson Blanchard Catchings Hooker Cooper Burton Alexander Sparkman Small Kennedy Dempsey Mansfield

Roads (1913–1947)	Shackleford Dunn Dowell Almon Cartwright Robinson

Flood Control (1916–1947)	Humphreys Rodenberg Schall Reid Wilson Whittington

Transportation and Infrastructure* (1947–)	Dondero Whittington Buckley Dondero Buckley Fallon Blatnik Jones Johnson Howard Anderson Roe Mineta E. Shuster Young Oberstar Mica W. Shuster

Notes	^Alternately named Public Works* and Public Works and Transportation.

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 51286087 LCCN: no96053245 US Congress: H000960

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