Leven H. Ellis

Leven Handy Ellis (April 6, 1881 – January 4, 1968) was an American politician who served as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1943 to 1947.

Leven Handy Ellis
15th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
In office January 19, 1943 – January 20, 1947
Governor	Chauncey Sparks
Preceded by	Albert A. Carmichael
Succeeded by	James C. Inzer
Member of the Alabama Legislature
In office 1936–1943
Member of the Alabama Senate
In office 1927–1931
Personal details
Born	April 6, 1881 Nixburg, Alabama
Died	January 4, 1968 (aged 86)
Political party	Democratic

Ellis was born in Nixburg, in Coosa County, Alabama. He obtained a B. Ped degree from Troy Normal School in 1907, and a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Alabama in 1909. Ellis practiced law in Columbiana, Alabama. He served as a State Senator from 1927 to 1931, a Representative in the Alabama Legislature from 1936 to 1943, and a mayor of Columbiana for two terms.[1] In 1948, Ellis served as an Alabama delegate at the Democratic National Convention. After Hubert Humphrey's address, Ellis led 13 members of the Alabama delegation (that was also joined by the entire Mississippi delegation) in a walk out, leading to the creation of the short-lived Dixiecrat political party.[2]

References

1. http://www.archives.state.al.us/conoff/Ellis_l.html
2. Pietrusza, David (2011). 1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America. New York, New York: Union Square Press. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-4027-6748-7.

External links

• Biography by the Alabama Department of Archives & History