# David P. Lewis > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_P._Lewis > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_P._Lewis.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_P._Lewis > Source revision: 1347281729 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American politician David P. Lewis 23rd Governor of Alabama In office November 17, 1872 – November 24, 1874 Lieutenant Alexander McKinstry Preceded by Robert B. Lindsay Succeeded by George S. Houston Deputy from Alabama to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States In office February 4, 1861 – April 29, 1861 Preceded by New constituency Succeeded by Nicholas Davis Jr. Personal details Born David Peter Lewis (1820-05-18)May 18, 1820[citation needed] Charlotte County, Virginia, U.S. Died July 3, 1884(1884-07-03) (aged 64) Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. Resting place Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Alabama Party Republican Other political affiliations Democratic **David P. Lewis** (born **David Peter Lewis**; May 18,[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] 1820 – July 3, 1884) was a lawyer and politician who served as the 23rd [governor of Alabama](/source/Governor_of_Alabama) from 1872 to 1874 during the [Reconstruction era](/source/Reconstruction_era).[1] He was also a Deputy from [Alabama](/source/Alabama) to the [Provisional Congress of the Confederate States](/source/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](/source/H._Guy_Hunt) was elected in 1986.[2] ## Biography In 1861, David P. Lewis was a Deputy to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States, representing Alabama.[2] He was a delegate to the [1868 Democratic National Convention](/source/1868_Democratic_National_Convention). In 1869, he joined the Republican Party. As a well-known [North Alabama](/source/North_Alabama) Unionist who nevertheless supported the [Confederate States of America](/source/Confederate_States_of_America), he was an attractive candidate for governor. He won decisively over [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) Thomas Herndon. The [1872 election](/source/Alabama_gubernatorial_election%2C_1872) 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 pass [civil rights](/source/Civil_rights) legislation that would have barred discrimination by common carriers, hotels, schools, and theaters. The impact of the [Panic of 1873](/source/Panic_of_1873), as well as the civil rights controversies, led to Lewis' defeat in [1874](/source/Alabama_gubernatorial_election%2C_1874). Lewis later unsuccessfully sought an appointment to the federal bench. Disillusioned by politics, he returned to the practice of law in [Huntsville](/source/Huntsville%2C_Alabama), where he is interred at [Maple Hill Cemetery](/source/Maple_Hill_Cemetery_(Huntsville%2C_Alabama)). He never married and died at age 64 in Huntsville, Alabama.[3] ## See also - [List of governors of Alabama](/source/List_of_governors_of_Alabama) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Wiggins, Sarah Woolfolk (2014). ["David P. Lewis"](http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1170). *[Encyclopedia of Alabama](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Alabama)*. Alabama Humanities Foundation. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-LoC_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-LoC_2-1) [Root, Elihu](/source/Elihu_Root), ed. (1904). [*Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865*](https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwcc.html). Vol. 1. Washington: Government Printing Office. p. 159. [LCCN](/source/LCCN_(identifier)) [05012700](https://lccn.loc.gov/05012700). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [*Biographical Register of the Confederate Congress*](https://books.google.com/books?id=riBfDwAAQBAJ&dq=lamkin+mississippi&pg=PA145). LSU Press. September 1975. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780807149416](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780807149416). ## External links - [David P. Lewis](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6420351) at [Find a Grave](/source/Find_a_Grave) - [David P. Lewis](https://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_alabama/col2-content/main-content-list/title_lewis_david.default.html) at [National Governors Association](/source/National_Governors_Association) - [David P. Lewis](https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis2.html#727.94.81) at [The Political Graveyard](/source/The_Political_Graveyard) Party political offices Preceded by William Hugh Smith Republican nominee for Governor of Alabama 1872, 1874 Succeeded by Noadiah Woodruff Political offices New constituency Deputy from Alabama to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States 1861 Succeeded by Nicholas Davis Jr. Preceded by Robert B. Lindsay Governor of Alabama 1872–1874 Succeeded by George S. Houston Articles related to David P. Lewis v t e Signatories of the Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States President of the Congress Howell Cobb South Carolina Robert Barnwell Rhett R. W. Barnwell James Chesnut, Jr. C. G. Memminger Wm. Porcher Miles Laurence M. Keitt William W. Boyce Tho. J. Withers Georgia R. Toombs Francis S. Bartow Martin J. Crawford E. A. Nisbet Benjamin H. Hill Augustus R. Wright Thos. R. R. Cobb A. H. Kenan Alexander H. Stephens Florida Jackson Morton Jas. B. Owens J. Patton Anderson Alabama Richard W. Walker Robt. H. Smith Colin J. McRae Jno. Gill Shorter William Parish Chilton Stephen F. Hale David P. Lewis Tho. Fearn J. L. M. Curry Mississippi W. P. Harris Alexander M. Clayton W. S. Wilson James T. Harrison Walker Brooke William S. Barry J. A. P. Campbell Louisiana John Perkins, Jr. Alex. de Clouet C. M. Conrad Duncan F. Kenner Edward Sparrow Henry Marshall Texas Thomas N. Waul Williamson S. Oldham John Gregg John H. Reagan W. B. Ochiltree John Hemphill Louis T. Wigfall Category Commons v t e Signatories of the Confederate States Constitution President of the Congress Howell Cobb South Carolina Robert Barnwell Rhett C. G. Memminger Wm. Porcher Miles James Chesnut Jr. R. W. Barnwell William W. Boyce Laurence Keitt T. J. Withers Georgia R. Toombs Francis S. Bartow Martin J. Crawford Alexander H. Stephens Benjamin H. Hill Thos. R. R. Cobb E. A. Nisbet Augustus R. Wright A. H. Kenan Florida Jackson Morton J. Patton Anderson Jas. B. Owens Alabama Richard W. Walker Robt. H. Smith Colin J. McRae William P. Chilton Stephen F. Hale David P. Lewis Tho. Fearn Jno. Gill Shorter J. L. M. Curry Mississippi Alexander M. Clayton James T. Harrison William S. Barry W. S. Wilson Walker Brooke W. P. Harris J. A. P. Campbell Louisiana John Perkins Jr. Alex. de Clouet C. M. Conrad Duncan F. Kenner Henry Marshall Edward Sparrow Texas John Hemphill Thomas N. Waul John H. Reagan Williamson S. Oldham Louis T. Wigfall John Gregg William Beck Ochiltree Category Commons v t e 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. 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