West Hughes Humphreys
United States federal judge
Died when: 76 years 51 days (913 months)Star Sign: Virgo
West Hughes Humphreys (August 26, 1806 – October 16, 1882) was the 3rd Attorney General of Tennessee and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, and the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
He was ultimately impeached by the United States House of Representatives in 1862, being convicted and removed from office by the United States Senate for supporting the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.
He was banned from federal service for life.He served as a Confederate judge from 1861 until the end of the war in 1865.
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