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Author: James L. King (1905)

THOMAS DUGARDE HUMPHREYS.

    THOMAS DUGARDE HUMPHREYS, who has been prominently engaged in the practice
of the law in Topeka for many years, is one of this city's best known citizens
and has been identified with numerous of its most successful business enterprises.

    Mr. Humphreys was born in Nottingham, England, February 22, 1858, and is a
son of Dr. Matthew and Maria Jane (DuGarde) Humphreys. His father was a
successful physician and surgeon of Nottingham.

    Thomas D. Humphreys attended the Dame Agnes Meller Grammar School and upon
leaving that institution entered the merchant marine and naval reserve, making
three complete trips around the globe. Upon leaving the service he was serving
as third officer of the "Ophelia," carrying emigrants to Queensland, Australia.
He then became private secretary to Charles Bradlow, a Member of Parliament and
a distinguished lawyer, who was known as the "English Ingersoll." He read law
with that gentleman during a period of seven years, then took up the study of
science and art at the Kensington Science and Art School, upon graduation being
awarded Queen's prize in acoustics, light and heat, botany, freehand and
mechanical drawing and chemistry. He next attended the London Science Schools,
receiving honors in chemistry, botany, acoustics, light and heat. Upon coming to
the United States, he located at Topeka, Kansas, in 1888, and entered upon the
practice of the law. He was admitted to practice in the Federal courts in 1898,
arid in the Supreme Court of the United States in 1901. He built up a large and
lucrative practice which has demanded the greater part of his attention, but he
has found time to devote to various enterprises of importance in this city. He
is connected with the Jewel Coal Company, secretary of the Forceda Coal Company,
and has been one of the promoters of the Landrus Stove & Foundry Company,
manufacturing the "Landrus" stove radiator.

    Mr. Humphreys was united in marriage with Mrs. Elizabeth Lydia Gilmore, a
widow. He has one son, by a former marriage,—Rene DuGarde, —who is attending
Topeka High and Manual Training School. Fraternally, our subject is a member of
the Bar Association of the State of Kansas and of the Masonic order, having
taken all the degrees of the York rite and up to the 32nd degree of the Scottish
rite. He is a man of broad and liberal mind and of striking personality, and has
many stanch friends.


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HISTORY OF SHAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS
AND
REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS

EDITED AND COMPILED BY
JAMES L. KING
TOPEKA, KANSAS 

"History is Philosophy Teaching by Examples"

PUBLISHED BY
RICHMOND & ARNOLD,
GEORGE RICHMOND; C. R. ARNOLD.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,
1905.

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