Humphrey, Philander Phelps "P.P., P.S."
Territorial Council 1857 (District 10)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Pierce (defunct), Renville, Sibley, Steele
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
2/26/1823
Birth Place:
Torrington, Connecticut
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
8/18/1862
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
P.P., P.S.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Oshawa
Occupation (when first elected):
Physician
EDUCATION
Medical Degree; Graduated as a Physician
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
U.S. Executive Branch:
United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, Lower Sioux Agency, Minnesota (War of 1862, Resident Government Physician to the Indians);
186? to 08/18/1862
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Susan Ames (married May 2, 1849; she was killed in the Battle of Lower Sioux Agency along with her husband and 2 of their children on August 18, 1862)
Children:
Three children: Gertrude, Jay, and, Johnnie; (2 of his children were killed in the Battle of Lower Sioux Agency, Johnnie escaped)
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his middle initial as S. The Minnesota Legislative Manual lists P.
He moved to Red Wing, Minnesota in 1852.
He was killed in the Battle of Lower Sioux Agency along with his wife and 2 of their children on August 18, 1862.
He is buried at Green Lawn Cemetery in Traverse, Nicollet County, Minnesota.
Body:
Territorial Council
District:
10
Elected:
10/14/1856
Residence:
Oshawa
Term of Office:
1/7/1857 to 12/1/1857
(Special Election)
Oath Date:
1/7/1857
Counties Represented:
Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Pierce (defunct), Renville, Sibley, Steele
Occupation:
Physician
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: "Dr. Humphrey is a staunch Republican." - St. Paul Weekly Minnesotian, September 6, 1856, p. 3.
Committees:
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Territorial Affairs
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Territorial Expenditures
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Territorial Roads (Chair)
Session Notes:
He was elected in a special election that was held on the same date as the general elections of 1856 to finish the term of Charles E. Flandrau who resigned. He took the oath of office on January 7, 1857.
No other information has been entered for this legislator.