Friend Humphrey
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Friend Humphrey
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 to Albany, New York, where he engaged in the leather trade.
He was a Whig member of the New York State Senate (3rd D.) in 1840 and 1841.
He was Mayor of Albany 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 in Menands, New York.
Sources
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 132f, 142 and 425; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- List of Public Officials buried at Albany Rural Cemetery
| New York State Senate | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Edward P. Livingston |
New York State Senate Third District (Class 3) 1840–1841 |
Succeeded by Erastus Corning |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Barent Philip Staats |
Mayor of Albany 1843–1845 |
Succeeded by John Keyes Paige |
| Preceded by John Taylor |
Mayor of Albany 1849–1850 |
Succeeded by Franklin Townsend |
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