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West Hughes Humphreys
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee · 1853
West Hughes Humphreys , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. West Hughes Humphreys (August 26, 1806 – October 16, 1882) was the 3rd attorney general of Tennessee and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, and the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
Education
- Transylvania University Law Department
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Career
Private practice, Clarksville, Tennessee, 1828-1829; Private practice, Somerville, Tennessee, 1829-1839; State representative, Tennessee, 1835-1838; Attorney general, State of Tennessee, 1839-1851; Reporter, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1839-1851; Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1851-1853, 1866-1882; Judge, Confederate District Court, District of Tennessee, 1861-1865
Biography
West Hughes Humphreys (August 26, 1806 – October 16, 1882) was the 3rd attorney general of Tennessee and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, and the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
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