David P. Lewis | |
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| 23rdGovernor of Alabama | |
| In office November 17, 1872 – November 24, 1874 | |
| Lieutenant | Alexander McKinstry |
| Preceded by | Robert B. Lindsay |
| Succeeded by | George S. Houston |
| Deputy fromAlabama to theProvisional Congress of the Confederate States | |
| In office February 4, 1861 – April 29, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Davis Jr. |
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| Born | David Peter Lewis (1820-05-18)May 18, 1820[citation needed] |
| Died | July 3, 1884(1884-07-03) (aged 64) |
| Resting place | Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Alabama |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic |
David P. Lewis (bornDavid Peter Lewis; May 18,[citation needed] 1820 – July 3, 1884) was a lawyer and politician who served as the23rd governor of Alabama from 1872 to 1874 during theReconstruction era.[1] He was also a Deputy fromAlabama to theProvisional Congress of the Confederate States, serving from February until April 1861, when he resigned from office. He was a Unionist. He was the last Republican to serve as Governor of Alabama untilH. Guy Hunt was elected in 1986.[2]
In 1861, David P. Lewis was a Deputy to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States, representing Alabama.[2] He was a delegate to the1868 Democratic National Convention. In 1869, he joined the Republican Party. As a well-knownNorth Alabama Unionist who nevertheless supported theConfederate States of America, he was an attractive candidate for governor. He won decisively overDemocrat Thomas Herndon. The1872 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 passcivil rights legislation that would have barred discrimination by common carriers, hotels, schools, and theaters. The impact of thePanic of 1873, as well as the civil rights controversies, led to Lewis' defeat in1874. Lewis later unsuccessfully sought an appointment to the federal bench. Disillusioned by politics, he returned to the practice of law inHuntsville, where he is interred atMaple Hill Cemetery. He never married and died at age 64 in Huntsville, Alabama.[3]
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forGovernor of Alabama 1872,1874 | Succeeded by Noadiah Woodruff |
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| New constituency | Deputy fromAlabama to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States 1861 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of Alabama 1872–1874 | Succeeded by |
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