Louis Humphreys | |
Office: | Mayor of South Bend |
Term Start: | 1868 |
Term End: | 1872 |
Predecessor: | William G. George |
Successor: | William Miller |
Birth Date: | 21 November 1816 |
Birth Place: | Springfield, Ohio, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Louis Humphreys (September 21, 1816 – May 9, 1880) was a doctor, medical inspector for the Union Army during the American Civil War, and two-term mayor of South Bend, Indiana (1868 – 1872). Abraham Lincoln appointed him as one of eight medical inspectors for the United States Army.[1]
Humphreys was born in Springfield, Ohio. His older brother Harvey was also a doctor. Humphreys came to South Bend in 1844.[1] He attended Indiana Medical College.
He was the second mayor of South Bend. He was a Republican.
Humphreys' father was a native of Ireland who immigrated to the U.S. in his early 20s.
Humphreys was involved in organizing South Bend's original public library.[2]