History of Madison Parish Louisiana United States of America

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Biography of Samuel Humphreys James

Samuel Humphreys James, author, was born at Cottage Oaks plantation, Madison parish, La., Dec. 12, 1857; son of Dr. D. H. and Susan Edith (Barnes) James; grandson of the Rev. Peter Clark James and of John A. and Sarah L. (Humphreys) Barnes, and great2 grandson of Col. Ralph Humphreys, of Virginia, who served in the Revolutionary war. He was a student at Emory and Henry college, Virginia, 1872-76, and at Roanoke college, Va., 1876-78. He was president of the Virginia State Oratorical association, 1877-78. He studied in Germany, first at Heidelberg university, 1878-79, and then at the University of Berlin, 1879-80. Returning to America, he attended the University of Virginia, 1880-81 and 1882-83, where he was awarded the magazine medal in 1881, and was elected editor-in-chief of the Virginia University Magazine in 1882. He then studied law at Tulane university, La., receiving the degree of LL.B. from that institution in 1884. His novels: A Woman of New Orleans (1889), A Prince of Good Fellows (1891), received high praise. His authorship was incidental to his duties as the owner and manager of a plantation at Mound Station, La.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor