Parry Wayne Humphreys

Parry Wayne Humphreys
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byJames B. Reynolds
Member of the Tennessee Senate
In office
1807
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office
1805
Personal details
Born1778 (1778)
Staunton, Virginia
DiedFebruary 12, 1839(1839-02-12) (aged 60–61)
Hernando, Mississippi
Political partyDemocratic-Republican

Parry Wayne Humphreys (1778 – February 12, 1839) was an American attorney, judge, and politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. After serving one term in the House, he later served eighteen years as a judge on the state judicial circuit. About 1836 Humphreys moved to Hernando, Mississippi, where he worked in banking for the remainder of his life.

When established in 1809, Humphreys County, Tennessee was named for the judge. He had served on the Supreme Court of Tennessee from 1807 through 1809.