David Humphreys (soldier)
David Humphreys (July 10, 1752 – February 21, 1818) was an American Revolutionary War colonel and aide de camp to George Washington, American minister to Portugal and then to Spain, entrepreneur who brought Merino sheep to America and member of the Connecticut state legislature. A poet and author, he was one of the "Hartford Wits."
Read more about David Humphreys (soldier): Early Life, American Revolution, Public Service in The New Nation, Entrepreneur, Merino Sheep, Poet and Author, Last Years
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