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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New YorkReuben HUMPHREY
(1757-1831)
HUMPHREY, Reuben, a
Representative from New York; born in West Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn., September 2, 1757; completed preparatory studies;
enlisted in the Revolutionary War as a private; mustered out as
captain; held several local offices; keeper of Newgate State Prison
in Simsbury, Conn., for five years; located near Marcellus,
Onondaga County, N.Y., in 1801; first county judge 1804-1807;
elected as a Republican to the Tenth Congress (March 4, 1807-March
3, 1809); was not a candidate for renomination in 1808; member of
the State senate 1811-1815; engaged in agricultural pursuits; died
near Marcellus, August 12, 1831; interment in the Old Village
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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