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

Marengo County, Alabama Marengo County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,323. The largest city is Demopolis, and the county seat is Linden. It is named in honor of the Battle of ...

, and graduated from the

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on July 11, 1848. He studied law in Mobile, Alabama, 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 li ...

. 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 Democrat 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

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 American politicians