West H. Humphreys

Humphreys was a federal district court judge from Tennessee. Impeachment charges were brought against him for accepting an office under the Confederacy and his stated disloyalty. The House approved the articles, and the Senate voted for conviction in 1862. In a separate action, the Senate voted to disqualify Humphreys from holding any further public office.

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Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States
Call Number: KF46. A22
Published/Created: 1789-
37th Cong., 2d Sess. (1862) - The adoption of the resolution of impeachment appears on page 646. The proceedings concerning the adoption of the articles of impeachment appear on pages 709-12. Available in volume 1126 (available at A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation; also available at HathiTrust External).
Congressional Globe
Call Number: KF35
Published/Created: 1833-1873
37th Cong., 2d Sess. (1862) - Proceedings concerning the impeachment by the House appear on pages 1966-67. The approval of the articles by the House appear on pages 2205-06. Proceedings concerning the debate on and approval of the articles of impeachment in the Senate are published on pages 2942-53 (available at A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation; also available at HathiTrust External).
United States Congressional Serial Set
Call Number: KF12 .U5
Published/Created: 1817-
Impeachment of West H. Humphreys, Judge of the United States District Court of Tennessee, H.R. Rep. No. 37-44 (1862) - Includes the votes on impeachment, as well as a colloquy of Representatives and witness testimony. Found in volume 1144 (available at HathiTrust External).

Federal Impeachment

West H. Humphreys

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