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Alexander Caldwell Davidson (December 26, 1826 – November 6, 1897) was a
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from
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. Born near
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, Davidson attended the public schools of
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, and graduated from the
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on July 11, 1848. He studied law in
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, but never practiced. He engaged in
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planting near
Uniontown, Alabama Uniontown is a city in Perry County, Alabama, in west-central Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city is 2,107, up 18.7% over 2010. Of the 573 cities in Alabama, Uniontown is the 207th most populous. Uniontown has four sites ...
. Davidson served as member of the
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in 1880 and 1881 and in the
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from 1882 through 1885. Davidson was elected as a
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to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth
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es (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1888 and resumed
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pursuits. He died at "Westwood," near
Uniontown, Alabama Uniontown is a city in Perry County, Alabama, in west-central Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city is 2,107, up 18.7% over 2010. Of the 573 cities in Alabama, Uniontown is the 207th most populous. Uniontown has four sites ...
on November 6, 1897. His body was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery of Davidson Memorial Church, Uniontown, Alabama.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Davidson, Alexander Caldwell 1826 births 1897 deaths Politicians from Charlotte, North Carolina Democratic Party members of the Alabama House of Representatives Democratic Party Alabama state senators Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama People from Marengo County, Alabama University of Alabama alumni People from Uniontown, Alabama 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century members of the Alabama Legislature