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Benjamin Grubb Humphreys

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Benjamin Grubb Humphreys Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA
Death
20 Dec 1882 (aged 74)
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
Plot
Family plot is located approx. 10 yards to the right of the main entrance (along the cemetery’s South wall)
Memorial ID
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Civil War Confederate Brigadier General, Mississippi Governor. During the Civil War he served as a General in the Confederate Army. Humphreys served as the Governor of Mississippi from 1865 to 1868. He was removed from the office as Governor by armed force under the orders of the United States military commander of Mississippi. He also served as a Member of the Mississippi State Legislature in 1837, and Member of the Mississippi State Senate in 1839.
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General, Mississippi Governor. During the Civil War he served as a General in the Confederate Army. Humphreys served as the Governor of Mississippi from 1865 to 1868. He was removed from the office as Governor by armed force under the orders of the United States military commander of Mississippi. He also served as a Member of the Mississippi State Legislature in 1837, and Member of the Mississippi State Senate in 1839.

Bio by: The Silent Forgotten



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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Sep 24, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7894001/benjamin_grubb-humphreys: accessed ), memorial page for Benjamin Grubb Humphreys (26 Aug 1808–20 Dec 1882), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7894001, citing Wintergreen Cemetery, Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.