Louis Humphreys (September 21, 1816 - May 9, 1880) was a doctor, medical inspector for the Union Army during the American Civil War, and two-term mayor of South Bend, Indiana (1868 - 1872).
He was born in Ohio.
Abraham Lincoln appointed him as one of eight medical inspectors for the United States Army.Humphreys was born in Springfield, Ohio.
His older brother Harvey was also a doctor.
Humphreys came to South Bend in 1844.He was the second mayor of South Bend.
He was a Republican.
Humphreys' father was a native of Ireland who immigrated to the U.S.
in his early 20s.
Humphreys was involved in organizing South Bend's original public library.