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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  1. ^ a b c 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.