David Humphreys ( 1752 - 1818 )

Birth: Derby, Connecticut (10 July 1752) Death: New Haven, Connecticut, USA (21 February 1818) Profession: Soldier Education: Yale University (1771) Career: Joined rebels as Captain (at the beginning of the Rebellion); on the staff of Mr Putnam (1778); Aide-de-camp to Mr Washington (1780); Secretary of Legation to Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson when they were sent to Europe to negotiate treaties; represented his town in Legislature (1786); 1st US minister to Portugal (1790); returned to the US (1794); back to Europe (1795); lived in Lisbon (for 7 years); Minister Plenipotentiary, Madrid; Chief Commander of "the Veteran volunteers" regiments as Brigadier General (1812); manufactured woollens from his flock of merino sheep; wrote poetry Membership: Fellow Election Date: 11/06/1807.