Person Humphreys; David (1752 - 1818) Humphreys David 1752 - 1818 British Male Derby, Connecticut 10 July 1752 New Haven, Connecticut, USA 21 February 1818

Soldier Education: Yale University (1771) Career: Joined rebels as Captain (at the beginning of the Rebellion); on the staff of Mr Putnam (1778); Aide-de-camp to Mr Washington (1780); Secretary of Legation to Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson when they were sent to Europe to negotiate treaties; represented his town in Legislature (1786); 1st US minister to Portugal (1790); returned to the US (1794); back to Europe (1795); lived in Lisbon (for 7 years); Minister Plenipotentiary, Madrid; Chief Commander of 'the Veteran volunteers' regiments as Brigadier General (1812); manufactured woollens from his flock of merino sheep; wrote poetry Son of Rev David Humphreys, Congregational minister; married (1795) Miss Bulkly Fellow 11/06/1807 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DAB Notes: Check that he's not a Foreign Member - is this around about the time that that category came into existence? International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 10 Jul 1752 - 21 Feb 1818 NA7434 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 100220361 cd33ad8f-7881-42df-9062-65b59d1a161f