William C. Davis (American politician)

William Columbus Davis

11th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
In office January 17, 1927 – January 19, 1931
Governor	Bibb Graves
Preceded by	Charles S. McDowell
Succeeded by	Hugh D. Merrill
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
In office 1891
Personal details
Born	(1867-08-05)August 5, 1867
Died	October 4, 1934(1934-10-04) (aged 67)
Political party	Democratic

William Columbus Davis (August 5, 1867 – October 4, 1934) was the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1927 to 1931. A Democrat, Davis served Governor Bibb Graves of the same political party.

A native of Iuka, Mississippi, Davis relocated to Hamilton, Alabama in 1890 in order to practice law after years of teaching public school in Mississippi. Two years after moving his law practice to Jasper, Alabama, Davis was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1891. In addition to his time in the House, Davis served as a Solicitor of the 14th Judicial Circuit, a Chairman of the Congressional Committee, and a member of the Alabama State Committee.

External links

Biography courtesy of the Alabama Department of Archives

References

Alabama Department of Archives and History, Official and Statistical Register, 1927, 22.
ADAH Alabama Lieutenant Governors William C. Davis. (October 18, 2006) Retrieved on November 12, 2006.

Political offices
Preceded by Charles S. McDowell	Lieutenant Governor of Alabama 1927–1931	Succeeded by Hugh D. Merrill

Governors and Lieutenant Governors of Alabama

Governors	W. Bibb T. Bibb Pickens Murphy G. Moore S. Moore Gayle Clay McVay Bagby Fitzpatrick Martin Chapman Collier Winston A. Moore Shorter Watts Parsons Patton Swayne Smith Lindsay Lewis Houston Cobb E. A. O'Neal Seay T. Jones Oates Johnston Samford Jelks Comer E. O'Neal Henderson Kilby Brandon Graves Miller Graves Dixon Sparks Folsom Sr. Persons Folsom Sr. Patterson G. Wallace L. Wallace Brewer G. Wallace James G. Wallace Hunt Folsom Jr. James Siegelman Riley Bentley

Lieutenant Governors	Applegate Moren McKinstry Ligon Cunningham Gray Seed Kilby Miller McDowell Davis Merrill Knight Carmichael Ellis Inzer Allen Hardwick Boutwell Allen Brewer Beasley McMillan B. Baxley Folsom Siegelman Windom L. Baxley Folsom Ivey

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