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Friend Humphrey (March 8, 1787 – March 15, 1854) was an American merchant and politician from New York.
''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 132f, 142 and 425; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
of Public Officials buried at Albany Rural Cemetery {{DEFAULTSORT:Humphrey, Friend 1787 births 1854 deaths New York (state) state senators Mayors of Albany, New York New York (state) Whigs 19th-century American politicians Burials at Albany Rural Cemetery American merchants People from Simsbury, Connecticut 19th-century American businesspeople
Friend Humphrey (March 8, 1787 – March 15, 1854) was an American merchant and politician from New York.
Life
He was born in Simsbury, Connecticut. In 1811, he moved toAlbany, New York
Albany ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of New York, also the seat and largest city of Albany County. Albany is on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River, and about north of New York C ...
, where he engaged in the leather trade.
He was a Whig member of the New York State Senate (3rd D.) in 1840
Events
January–March
* January 3 – One of the predecessor papers of the ''Herald Sun'' of Melbourne, Australia, ''The Port Phillip Herald'', is founded.
* January 10 – Uniform Penny Post is introduced in the United Kingdom.
* Janu ...
and 1841
Events
January–March
* January 20 – Charles Elliot of the United Kingdom, and Qishan of the Qing dynasty, agree to the Convention of Chuenpi.
* January 26 – Britain occupies Hong Kong. Later in the year, the first census of the i ...
.
He was Mayor of Albany
From its formal chartering on 22 July 1686 until 1779, the mayors of Albany, New York, were appointed by the royal governor of New York, per the provisions of the original city charter, issued by Governor Thomas Dongan.
From 1779 until 1839, may ...
from 1843 to 1845, and from 1849 to 1850.
He died on March 15, 1854, in Albany, and was buried at the Albany Rural Cemetery
The Albany Rural Cemetery was established October 7, 1844, in Colonie, New York, United States, just outside the city of Albany, New York. It is renowned as one of the most beautiful, pastoral cemeteries in the U.S., at over . Many historical A ...
in Menands, New York
Menands is a village in Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 3,990 at the 2010 census. The village is named after Louis Menand. The village lies inside the town of Colonie and borders the northern city line of Albany.
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Sources
''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 132f, 142 and 425; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
of Public Officials buried at Albany Rural Cemetery {{DEFAULTSORT:Humphrey, Friend 1787 births 1854 deaths New York (state) state senators Mayors of Albany, New York New York (state) Whigs 19th-century American politicians Burials at Albany Rural Cemetery American merchants People from Simsbury, Connecticut 19th-century American businesspeople