T. C. Humphrey

Thomas C. Humphrey
Thomas C. Humphrey
	Humphrey c. 1887
Judge for Central District of the United States Court for the Indian Territory
	In office; 1904 – November 16, 1907
Appointed by	Theodore Roosevelt
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position disestablished
Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives
	In office; January 9, 1893 – January 14, 1895
Preceded by	Elias W. Rector
Succeeded by	John C. Colquitt
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
	In office; 1893–1895
	In office; 1875–1876
Personal details
Born	Thomas Chauncey Humphrey; December 20, 1846; Magazine, Arkansas
Died	December 3, 1937 (aged 90); Hugo, Oklahoma
Political party	Republican (after 1900); Democratic (before 1900)

Thomas Chauncey Humphrey (December 20, 1846 – December 3, 1937) was an American politician and judge who served in the Arkansas House of Representatives, as Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives, and as a federal judge for Indian Territory.

Biography

Thomas Chauncey Humphrey was born on December 20, 1846, in Magazine, Arkansas. As a teenager, he joined the Confederate States Army and fought at the Battle of Prairie D'Ane and the Battle of Marks' Mills. After the war he worked as a teacher, earned a medical degree, and passed the bar.^[1] He served in the 20th Arkansas General Assembly representing White County, Arkansas from November 10, 1874, to December 10, 1875. He also served in the 29th Arkansas General Assembly from January 9, to April 8, 1893 representing Sebastian County, Arkansas.^[2] He served as the Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1893 to 1895.^[3] About 1900, he moved to Indian Territory and worked as an attorney. He represented Solomon Hotema, a Native American Presbyterian minister convicted of killing several people he believed to be witches. After moving to Indian Territory, he left the Democratic Party and joined the Republican Party. He was appointed to the Central District of the United States Court for the Indian Territory in 1904 by Theodore Roosevelt and served until Oklahoma statehood in 1907. He was a presidential elector for Herbert Hoover's 1928 presidential campaign. He moved to Hugo, Oklahoma after leaving the bench and died on December 3, 1937.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Creel, Von Russell (Summer 2008). "Fifteen Men in Ermine: Judges of the United States Court for the Indian Territory, 1889-1907" (PDF). Chronicles of Oklahoma. 86 (2): 158–185. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
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