Alexander C. Davidson
Alexander Caldwell Davidson (December 26, 1826 – November 6, 1897) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.
Alexander C. Davidson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 | |
| Preceded by | George H. Craig |
| Succeeded by | Louis W. Turpin |
| Member of the Alabama Senate | |
| In office 1882-1885 | |
| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives | |
| In office 1880-1881 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexander Caldwell Davidson December 26, 1826 Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Died | November 6, 1897 (aged 70) Uniontown, Alabama |
| Political party | Democratic |
Born near Charlotte, North Carolina, Davidson attended the public schools of Marengo County, Alabama, and graduated from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa on July 11, 1848. He studied law in Mobile, Alabama, but never practiced. He engaged in cotton planting near Uniontown, Alabama. Davidson served as member of the Alabama House of Representatives in 1880 and 1881 and in the Alabama Senate from 1882 through 1885.
Davidson was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth United States Congresses (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1888 and resumed agricultural pursuits.
He died at "Westwood," near Uniontown, Alabama on November 6, 1897. His body was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery of Davidson Memorial Church, Uniontown, Alabama.
References
- United States Congress. "Alexander C. Davidson (id: D000082)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
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