Jasper Humphrey

Jasper Humphrey was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1]

Biography

Humphrey was born on March 15, 1812 in Steuben County, New York. On February 13, 1835, he married Sarah Bull. By trade, he was a sailor and a sea captain.

On February 2, 1892, Humphrey died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was buried in Richmond, Walworth County, Wisconsin. His former home is located in what is now the Walker's Point Historic District.[2]

Public career

Humphrey was an alderman of Milwaukee in 1854 and 1855. Later, he was a member of the Assembly during the 1857 session. In 1877, he was Harbor Master of the Port of Milwaukee. Humphrey was a Democrat.[3]

gollark: That seems basically in accordance with the bodily autonomy thing.
gollark: If you're going to say "you technically can do whatever you want with your own body, but we're going to practically ban large classes of things" then that can absolutely generalize to abortion or anything else.
gollark: I assumed you meant "bodily autonomy", i.e. you own your body and get to decide what happens to it, based on you saying something about thinking the average person should support ownership of their own body.
gollark: "Ownership of your body ≠ Ownership of abortion drugs or the right to have a doctor do abortions."
gollark: That could equally apply to abortions though!

References
  1. Wisconsin Blue Book 2007 - 2008. 2007. p. 148.
  2. "Walker's Point Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  3. 'Jasper Humphrey-obituary,' The Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois), February 3, 1892, pg. 3
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