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 byGeorge H. Craig
Succeeded byLouis 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

(1826-12-26)December 26, 1826
Charlotte, North Carolina
DiedNovember 6, 1897(1897-11-06) (aged 70)
Uniontown, Alabama
Political partyDemocratic

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.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
George H. Craig
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Alabama's 4th congressional district

March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1889
Succeeded by
Louis W. Turpin
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