David Campbell Humphreys
Biography of David Campbell Humphreys
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Humphreys
- First Name: David
- Middle Name: Campbell
- Date of Birth: November , 9 , 1817
- Place of Birth (POB): Morgan County , Alabama (US-AL, AL, Ala.)
- Date of Death: July , 12 , 1879
- Place of Death (POD): Fairfax County , Virginia (US-VA, VA, 51, Va., Virg.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
David Campbell Humphreys Court Service Information
- Court Name: United States District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
- Court Type: United States District Court
- Appointment under the Presidency of: Ulysses Grant ( Republican )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 04/22/1870
- Seat vacated by: Fisher , George P.
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 04/22/1870
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action date: 05/04/1870
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/10/1870
- Commission Date: 05/13/1870
- Date of Termination: 07/02/1879
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death
David Campbell Humphreys Career Path
Employment:
- Private practice, Madison County, Alabama
- State representative, Alabama, 1843, 1849, 1853, 1868
- Planter and private practice, Huntsville, Alabama, 1850-
- Confederate Army colonel
- Nominated to U.S. District Courts for the Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama, January 13, 1873; Senate returned nomination to president, February 13, 1873
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