Biography

08/25/1837 - 02/07/1925

Miles S. Humphreys (R23) Allegheny (Part) County 1872-1874

Early Life:

Miles S. Humphreys, born August 25, 1837, Richmond Virginia; ironworker; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1869, 1870, 1871 terms, not a candidate for reelection, 1872 term; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1872-1874; labor union officer, Sons of Vulcan and Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, 1876; unsuccessful campaign, mayor, Pittsburgh, 1877; first state director, Pennsylvania Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1879-1883; unsuccessful campaign, mayor, Pittsburgh, 1881; chief, fire department, Pittsburgh, 1891-1913; married, Mary Ann Humphreys, children, Laura Humphreys Moore, Hannah Humphreys Jones; died, February 7, 1925, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; interment, Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1869, 1870, 1871 terms, not a candidate for reelection, 1872 term.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 23rd district, Allegheny (Part) County, 1872-1874; committee assignments, Apportionment, Canals and Inland Navigation, Public Printing.

Unsuccessful campaign, mayor, Pittsburgh, 1877. 

First state director, Pennsylvania Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1879-1883.

Unsuccessful campaign, mayor, Pittsburgh, 1881.

Chief, fire department, Pittsburgh, 1891-1913. 

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members H". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Smull’s Legislative Handbook, (1874). Smull, J.A., (Editor) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 519, 521, 525-527.

Miles S. Humphreys (1837-1925) - Find a Grave Memorial