David P. Lewis

David P. Lewis
23rd Governor of Alabama
In office
November 17, 1872 – November 24, 1874
Lieutenant Alexander McKinstry
Preceded by Robert B. Lindsay
Succeeded by George S. Houston
Deputy from Alabama
to the Provisional Congress
of the Confederate States
In office
February 4, 1861 – April 29, 1861
Preceded by New constituency
Succeeded by Nicholas Davis Jr.
Personal details
Born David Peter Lewis
c. 1820
Charlotte County, Virginia
Died July 3, 1884(1884-07-03) (aged 63–64)
Huntsville, Alabama
Resting place Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Alabama
Political party Republican
Other political
affiliations		 Democratic

David P. Lewis (born David Peter Lewis; c. 1820 – July 3, 1884) was an American politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Alabama from 1872 to 1874.[1] He was also a Deputy from Alabama to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States, serving from February until April 1861, when he resigned from office.[2]

Biography

In 1861, David P. Lewis was a Deputy to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States, representing the state of Alabama.[2] In 1868, he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. In 1869, he joined the Republican Party. As a well-known North Alabama Unionist who nevertheless did support the Confederacy, he was an attractive candidate for governor and won decisively over Democrat Thomas Herndon. The 1872 election was highly controversial and conflicting election returns resulted in the seating of two different legislatures controlled by each party. During his term unsuccessful attempts were made to pass civil rights legislation which would have barred discrimination on common carriers and in hotels, schools, and theaters. The impact of the Panic of 1873 as well as the civil rights controversies led to Lewis' defeat in 1874. Lewis later unsuccessfully sought an appointment to the federal bench. Disillusioned by politics, he returned to the practice of law in Huntsville, where he is interred at Maple Hill Cemetery.

References

  1. ↑ Wiggins, Sarah Woolfolk (2014). "David P. Lewis". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Alabama Humanities Foundation.
  2. 1 2 Root, Elihu, ed. (1904). Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865. 1. Washington: Government Printing Office. p. 159. LCCN 05012700.

See also

Political offices
New constituency Deputy from Alabama to the
Provisional Congress of the Confederate States
1861		 Succeeded by
Nicholas Davis Jr.
Preceded by
Robert B. Lindsay		 Governor of Alabama
1872–1874		 Succeeded by
George S. Houston


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