Louis Humphreys (September 21,1816 –May 9,1880) [1] was an American physician,and politician. He served as the medical inspector for the Union Army during the American Civil War,and was a two-term mayor of South Bend,Indiana.
Humphreys was born on September 21,1816,in Springfield,Ohio. [1] His father John Humphreys was a native of Ireland and settled in Ohio in his early 20s. [1] His mother was from Virginia. [1] He attended Franklin Academy in Washington,Kentucky,and high school in Springfield,Ohio. [1]
Humphreys came to South Bend,Indiana in 1838,where he studied medicine with his brother Harvey Humphreys. [1] He later attended Indiana Medical College in La Porte,Indiana,and later Keokuk,Iowa;he graduated in 1844. [2]
Humphreys was one of the founders of St. Joseph County Savings Bank. [1] He was the second mayor of South Bend (1868–1870,and 1870–1872) and was a Republican.
Abraham Lincoln appointed him as one of eight medical inspectors for the United States Army. [1] He served as the Commissioner of the Indiana Hospital for the Insane for four years. [1] Humphreys was involved in organizing South Bend's original public library in 1872. [3]
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Events from the year 1816 in the United States.
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