Charles Humphreys, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American politician
Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1714
Place of Birth: Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 11-Mar-1786
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Charles Humphreys
- Charles Humphreys (September 19, 1714 – March 11, 1786) was a miller and statesman from Haverford, Pennsylvania. The son of Daniel and Hannah (née Wynne; daughter of Dr.
- Thomas Wynne) Humphreys, he served as a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress from 1774-76.
- He was a signatory to the Continental Association, however he voted against the Declaration of Independence, since he believed it would inevitably escalate the Revolutionary War and that conflicted with his Quaker beliefs.
- He withdrew from the Congress soon afterwards.
- Despite not taking part in the Revolutionary War, his sympathies were with the patriotic cause and he criticized what he thought was British oppression.
- Humphreys became the owner of a grist and fulling mill in 1782.
- He died in Haverford in 1786.
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