William Humphrey

Writer, born in Clarksville, Texas, USA. He studied at Southern Methodist University and the University of Texas, and then, feeling the need for literary contacts, moved to New York City in 1953. His first novel, Home from the Hills (1958), was well received. It is set in the Red R country of NE Texas, the locale of most of his fiction thereafter. The Ordways (1965) was his second novel, and later works include Hostages to Fortune (1984). In addition to short stories, critical articles, and a memoir, he published many articles on his activities as an outdoorsman, and two books on fishing. He lived for a time in Italy, then returned to the USA and began the serious American writer's usual round of teaching at various colleges and universities. His longest stay was at Bard College in New York, and this led him to settle for many of his later years in Hudson, NY.

Humphrey's seat became the First Congressional District of Washington, with Humphrey winning the first election to the new District in 1908 and re-election in 1910, 1912, and 1914.

Preceded by: None	U.S. Representative Washington at large Position 3	Succeeded by: See below
Preceded by: See above	U.S. Representative Washington 1	Succeeded by: John Franklin Miller (R)