Chief Naval Constructor, United States Navy
He was the son of Joshua Humphreys of Philadelphia and Mary Davids Humphreys.
Per an 1894 Sons of the American Revolution application, he married Letitia Atkinson in 1808. She was the daughter of Andrew Atkinson, an officer in the British Army and Jane Murray Atkinson, daughter of a Scottish Baron.
They were the parents of six children.
The Daily National Intelligencer
Wednesday, August 19, 1846
The Late Col. Samuel Humphreys
The sudden death, at his residence in Georgetown, D.C., of Colonel Samuel Humphreys, Chief Naval Constructor, was briefly announced in our last. Colonel Humphreys was the son of Joshua Humphreys, of Philadelphia, the first United States Naval Constructor, who has left us the Constitution and United States, the finest ships that grace the ocean, as monuments of his skill. These vessels were planned by him and built in the year 1797 and what is remarkable, as showing the cast and character of his mind, he had never seen a frigate when he planned them and yet he built frigates which to this day have never been surpassed and which are the pride of the nation. Indeed, the father of Colonel Humphreys, by his skill, may be said to have effected a complete revolution in the whole science of Naval Architecture, causing the old wooden walls of England to be replaced with vessels quite of another sort. Great Britain, finding that her ships could not compete with those modelled by him, has, since the war, made the United States and Constitution the guide for her architects. Her old frigates have been broken up and she is at this day razing her old 74's, building larger frigates and modelling her whole navy upon the Humphreys plan, which is set forth in his official reports and letters, made and written half a century ago. They may be seen by turning to the American State Papers, Volume 1.
His son, the subject of this notice, was educated by his father as a naval constructor also, of which art he was a master. Some of the most beautiful ships in the navy are of his models. He was appointed Naval Constructor for the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1813 and Chief Naval Constructor in 1826, which post he filled with advantage to his country and honor to himself; the latter till the day of his death. Neither in the fierceness of party excitement, nor in the cravings for office, nor in the blackest days of proscription did the tongue of malice ever assail him. Upright in all his dealings, faithful to his country and himself, he was a man beloved and respected by all who knew him. He has left a large family and circle of friends to mourn his loss.
He was the son of Joshua Humphreys of Philadelphia and Mary Davids Humphreys.
Per an 1894 Sons of the American Revolution application, he married Letitia Atkinson in 1808. She was the daughter of Andrew Atkinson, an officer in the British Army and Jane Murray Atkinson, daughter of a Scottish Baron.
They were the parents of six children.
The Daily National Intelligencer
Wednesday, August 19, 1846
The Late Col. Samuel Humphreys
The sudden death, at his residence in Georgetown, D.C., of Colonel Samuel Humphreys, Chief Naval Constructor, was briefly announced in our last. Colonel Humphreys was the son of Joshua Humphreys, of Philadelphia, the first United States Naval Constructor, who has left us the Constitution and United States, the finest ships that grace the ocean, as monuments of his skill. These vessels were planned by him and built in the year 1797 and what is remarkable, as showing the cast and character of his mind, he had never seen a frigate when he planned them and yet he built frigates which to this day have never been surpassed and which are the pride of the nation. Indeed, the father of Colonel Humphreys, by his skill, may be said to have effected a complete revolution in the whole science of Naval Architecture, causing the old wooden walls of England to be replaced with vessels quite of another sort. Great Britain, finding that her ships could not compete with those modelled by him, has, since the war, made the United States and Constitution the guide for her architects. Her old frigates have been broken up and she is at this day razing her old 74's, building larger frigates and modelling her whole navy upon the Humphreys plan, which is set forth in his official reports and letters, made and written half a century ago. They may be seen by turning to the American State Papers, Volume 1.
His son, the subject of this notice, was educated by his father as a naval constructor also, of which art he was a master. Some of the most beautiful ships in the navy are of his models. He was appointed Naval Constructor for the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1813 and Chief Naval Constructor in 1826, which post he filled with advantage to his country and honor to himself; the latter till the day of his death. Neither in the fierceness of party excitement, nor in the cravings for office, nor in the blackest days of proscription did the tongue of malice ever assail him. Upright in all his dealings, faithful to his country and himself, he was a man beloved and respected by all who knew him. He has left a large family and circle of friends to mourn his loss.
Chief Naval Constructor, United States Navy
He was the son of Joshua Humphreys of Philadelphia and Mary Davids Humphreys.
Per an 1894 Sons of the American Revolution application, he married Letitia Atkinson in 1808. She was the daughter of Andrew Atkinson, an officer in the British Army and Jane Murray Atkinson, daughter of a Scottish Baron.
They were the parents of six children.
The Daily National Intelligencer
Wednesday, August 19, 1846
The Late Col. Samuel Humphreys
The sudden death, at his residence in Georgetown, D.C., of Colonel Samuel Humphreys, Chief Naval Constructor, was briefly announced in our last. Colonel Humphreys was the son of Joshua Humphreys, of Philadelphia, the first United States Naval Constructor, who has left us the Constitution and United States, the finest ships that grace the ocean, as monuments of his skill. These vessels were planned by him and built in the year 1797 and what is remarkable, as showing the cast and character of his mind, he had never seen a frigate when he planned them and yet he built frigates which to this day have never been surpassed and which are the pride of the nation. Indeed, the father of Colonel Humphreys, by his skill, may be said to have effected a complete revolution in the whole science of Naval Architecture, causing the old wooden walls of England to be replaced with vessels quite of another sort. Great Britain, finding that her ships could not compete with those modelled by him, has, since the war, made the United States and Constitution the guide for her architects. Her old frigates have been broken up and she is at this day razing her old 74's, building larger frigates and modelling her whole navy upon the Humphreys plan, which is set forth in his official reports and letters, made and written half a century ago. They may be seen by turning to the American State Papers, Volume 1.
His son, the subject of this notice, was educated by his father as a naval constructor also, of which art he was a master. Some of the most beautiful ships in the navy are of his models. He was appointed Naval Constructor for the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1813 and Chief Naval Constructor in 1826, which post he filled with advantage to his country and honor to himself; the latter till the day of his death. Neither in the fierceness of party excitement, nor in the cravings for office, nor in the blackest days of proscription did the tongue of malice ever assail him. Upright in all his dealings, faithful to his country and himself, he was a man beloved and respected by all who knew him. He has left a large family and circle of friends to mourn his loss.
He was the son of Joshua Humphreys of Philadelphia and Mary Davids Humphreys.
Per an 1894 Sons of the American Revolution application, he married Letitia Atkinson in 1808. She was the daughter of Andrew Atkinson, an officer in the British Army and Jane Murray Atkinson, daughter of a Scottish Baron.
They were the parents of six children.
The Daily National Intelligencer
Wednesday, August 19, 1846
The Late Col. Samuel Humphreys
The sudden death, at his residence in Georgetown, D.C., of Colonel Samuel Humphreys, Chief Naval Constructor, was briefly announced in our last. Colonel Humphreys was the son of Joshua Humphreys, of Philadelphia, the first United States Naval Constructor, who has left us the Constitution and United States, the finest ships that grace the ocean, as monuments of his skill. These vessels were planned by him and built in the year 1797 and what is remarkable, as showing the cast and character of his mind, he had never seen a frigate when he planned them and yet he built frigates which to this day have never been surpassed and which are the pride of the nation. Indeed, the father of Colonel Humphreys, by his skill, may be said to have effected a complete revolution in the whole science of Naval Architecture, causing the old wooden walls of England to be replaced with vessels quite of another sort. Great Britain, finding that her ships could not compete with those modelled by him, has, since the war, made the United States and Constitution the guide for her architects. Her old frigates have been broken up and she is at this day razing her old 74's, building larger frigates and modelling her whole navy upon the Humphreys plan, which is set forth in his official reports and letters, made and written half a century ago. They may be seen by turning to the American State Papers, Volume 1.
His son, the subject of this notice, was educated by his father as a naval constructor also, of which art he was a master. Some of the most beautiful ships in the navy are of his models. He was appointed Naval Constructor for the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1813 and Chief Naval Constructor in 1826, which post he filled with advantage to his country and honor to himself; the latter till the day of his death. Neither in the fierceness of party excitement, nor in the cravings for office, nor in the blackest days of proscription did the tongue of malice ever assail him. Upright in all his dealings, faithful to his country and himself, he was a man beloved and respected by all who knew him. He has left a large family and circle of friends to mourn his loss.
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