James Humes 1934-2020: Irrepressible Admirer of Old Excellence
James Calhoun Humes
… has died at 85. From his celestial perch, he is probably wondering about this little tribute. He was convinced, I heard, that he had given “mortal affront” by his impersonations of Sir Winston Churchill. Or, in my case, by publishing a book of Churchill quotes, many of which he mangled, some of which he made up. I guess in later life, he thought we’d written him off. Not quite.
= Humes was born in Pennsylvania to Samuel Hamilton Humes and Eleanor Kathryn Graham. He was descended from early settlers of Virginia and Tennessee.…
