Walter Davis Humphrey
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Walter Davis Humphrey | |
|---|---|
 Humphrey pictured sometime between 1915 and 1918 | |
| Oklahoma Tax Commissioner | |
| In office 1931–1935 | |
| Governor | William H. Murray |
| Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner | |
| In office 1915–1919 | |
| Appointed by | Robert L. Williams[a] |
| Preceded by | A. P. Watson |
| Succeeded by | R. E. Echols |
| Mayor of Nowata | |
| In office April 1903 – 1906 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1876 Richlands, North Carolina |
| Died | August 1, 1942 Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
Walter Davis Humphrey was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention, Mayor of Nowata, Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner, and Oklahoma Tax Commissioner in the early 20th century.
Walter Davis Humphrey was born in 1876 to George Franklin Humphrey and Marenda Anne Thomas in Richlands, North Carolina. He moved to Indian Territory, read the law under Wade H. Kornegay in Vinita, and was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar Association in 1901. He moved to Nowata the next year and was elected mayor in April 1903 where he served until 1906. He was a member of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention representing the 58th district. He married Eva Sudderth on June 20, 1906.[1]