David Campbell Humphreys
Personal
Birthday:
11/9/1817
Birthplace:
Morgan County, AL
Date of Death:
7/12/1879
Place of Death:
Fairfax County, VA
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Madison County, Alabama
State representative, Alabama, 1843, 1849, 1853, 1868
Planter and private practice, Huntsville, Alabama, 1850-
Confederate Army colonel
Nominated to U.S. District Courts for the Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama, January 13, 1873; Senate returned nomination to president, February 13, 1873
Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Court Name:
District of Columbia District Court
President Nominating:
Ulysses Grant
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
05/13/1870
Termination Date:
07/02/1879
Termination Reason:
Death