David P. Lewis

David P. Lewis
23rd Governor of Alabama
In office
November 17, 1872 – November 24, 1874
LieutenantAlexander McKinstry
Preceded byRobert B. Lindsay
Succeeded byGeorge S. Houston
Deputy from Alabama
to the Provisional Congress
of the Confederate States
In office
February 4, 1861 – April 29, 1861
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byNicholas Davis Jr.
Personal details
Born
David Peter Lewis

(1820-05-18)May 18, 1820[citation needed]
Charlotte County, Virginia
DiedJuly 3, 1884(1884-07-03) (aged 64)
Huntsville, Alabama
Resting placeMaple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Alabama
Political partyRepublican
Other political
affiliations
Democratic

David P. Lewis (born David Peter Lewis; May 18,[citation needed] 1820 – July 3, 1884) was a lawyer and politician who served as the 23rd governor of Alabama from 1872 to 1874 during the Reconstruction era.[1] He was also a Deputy from Alabama to the Provisional 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 until H. Guy Hunt was elected in 1986.[2]

  1. ^ Wiggins, Sarah Woolfolk (2014). "David P. Lewis". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Alabama Humanities Foundation.
  2. ^ Root, Elihu, ed. (1904). Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865. Vol. 1. Washington: Government Printing Office. p. 159. LCCN 05012700.