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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