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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeParry Wayne HUMPHREYS
(1778-1839)
HUMPHREYS, Parry Wayne, a
Representative from Tennessee; born in Staunton, Va., in 1778;
moved with his family to Kentucky in 1789 and later settled in
Tennessee; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted
to the bar in 1801 and commenced practice in Nashville, Tenn.;
judge of the superior court of Tennessee 1807-1809; judge of the
State judicial circuit 1809-1813; elected as a Republican to the
Thirteenth Congress (March 4, 1813-March 3, 1815); unsuccessful
candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1817; again
judge of the State judicial circuit 1818-1836; moved to Hernando,
De Soto County, Miss., and engaged in banking until his death there
February 12, 1839; interment in the Methodist Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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