Friend Humphrey

Friend Humphrey (March 8, 1787 – March 15, 1854) was an American merchant, Whig state Senator from New York, and Mayor of Albany from 1849 to 1850.

Early life He was born in Simsbury, Connecticut on March 8, 1787. He was one of the sons of Noah Humphrey Jr. (1726–) and Margaret ( Phelps) Humphrey (–). under the name Friend Humphrey's Son of Albany.

He was a Whig member of the New York State Senate (3rd D.) in 1840 and 1841. As mayor, he was known for the advancement of learning and "sound morals" by closing the markets on Sunday. Before her death, they were the parents of: Through her brother James, she was an aunt to Colgate Hoyt and Wayland Hoyt. Together, they were the parents of:

Theodore Friend Humphrey (1829–1911), a merchant and member of Friend Humphrey's Sons who married Margaret McPherson in 1854. James Holt Humphrey (1832–1897), who married Annie Marie Olmsted, a daughter of George Gaylord Olmsted, in 1857.

Residence Around 1841, Humphrey built a two-story frame farmhouse with a gable roof and two symmetrically placed chimneys, today known as the Friend Humphrey House, in Colonie in Albany County, New York.

The transitional vernacular Greek Revival / Federal style dwelling, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.