Barney Humphries

Barney Humphries (ca. 1809 - 1875) was an A.M.E. minister and state legislator in South Carolina.[1][2] He represented Chester County, South Carolina in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1868 to 1872.[1] in 1868 along with Sancho Sanders and Barney Burton.[3] He and other African American state legislators were honored in a concurrent resolution in the South Carolina legislature in 2007.[4]

He was documented as being mulatto and able to read but not write.[1]

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References
  1. Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press (1996) page 112
  2. Representatives, South Carolina General Assembly House of (October 29, 1871). "Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of South-Carolina". State Printers – via Google Books.
  3. Representatives, USA House of (June 11, 1868). "House Documents". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  4. "South Carolina Legislature Online - Search". www.scstatehouse.gov.
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