Humphrey, John
lawyer, state senator, was born June 20, 1838, in England. In 1870 he was elected to the general assembly of Illinois; and in 1876 was admitted to the bar. In 1884 he was again elected to the general assembly; was elected to the state senate in 1886, and re-elected in 1890 and in 1894. He was the author of the Humphrey bills.
HUMPHREY, LYMAN UNDERWOOD, governor, was born July 25, 1844, in Ohio.
He served in the civil war and attained the rank of colonel. In 1884 he was elected a state senator, and in 1888 was nominated for governor and renominated in 1890.