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'''Alexander Kelso Davis''' was an American politician. He was a member of the [[Mississippi House of Representatives]] and [[Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi]].<ref name=kelso>{{Cite web|url=http://much-ado.net/legislators/legislators/alexander-k-davis/|title=Alexander Kelso Davis – Against All Odds}}</ref> He was impeached by the resurgent Democrats towards the end of the [[Reconstruction era]] in 1876. He was the first African American to serve as lieutenant governor in Mississippi.<ref name=kelso/> |
'''Alexander Kelso Davis''' was an American politician. He was a member of the [[Mississippi House of Representatives]] and [[Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi]].<ref name=kelso>{{Cite web|url=http://much-ado.net/legislators/legislators/alexander-k-davis/|title=Alexander Kelso Davis – Against All Odds}}</ref> He was impeached by the resurgent Democrats towards the end of the [[Reconstruction era]] in 1876. He was the first African American to serve as lieutenant governor in Mississippi.<ref name=kelso/> |
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He was a lawyer from Tennessee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/alexander-k-davis/|title=Davis, Alexander K.|website=Mississippi Encyclopedia}}</ref> He came to Mississippi in 1869 and lived in [[Noxubee County]]. He served in the [[Mississippi House of Representatives]] from 1870 until 1873. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1874, succeeding [[Ridgley C. Powers]], and served until he resigned as he faced impeachment in 1876. Resurgent Democrats took back control and impeached him to prevent him becoming governor once they removed Governor [[Adelbert Ames]].<ref name=freedom>Freedom's Lawmakers by [[Eric Foner]] pages xliv and 57 Louisiana State University Press 1996</ref> He left politics and became a pastor.<ref name=kelso/> |
He was a lawyer from Tennessee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/alexander-k-davis/|title=Davis, Alexander K.|website=Mississippi Encyclopedia}}</ref> He came to Mississippi in 1869 and lived in [[Noxubee County]]. He served in the [[Mississippi House of Representatives]] from 1870 until 1873. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1874, succeeding [[Ridgley C. Powers]], and served until he resigned as he faced impeachment in 1876. Resurgent Democrats took back control and impeached him to prevent him becoming governor once they removed Governor [[Adelbert Ames]].<ref name=freedom>Freedom's Lawmakers by [[Eric Foner]] pages xliv and 57 Louisiana State University Press 1996</ref> He left politics and became a pastor where he served until his death in 1884.<ref name=kelso/> |
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Revision as of 12:42, 13 January 2022
Alexander Kelso Davis was an American politician. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives and Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi.[1] He was impeached by the resurgent Democrats towards the end of the Reconstruction era in 1876. He was the first African American to serve as lieutenant governor in Mississippi.[1]
He was a lawyer from Tennessee.[2] He came to Mississippi in 1869 and lived in Noxubee County. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1870 until 1873. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1874, succeeding Ridgley C. Powers, and served until he resigned as he faced impeachment in 1876. Resurgent Democrats took back control and impeached him to prevent him becoming governor once they removed Governor Adelbert Ames.[3] He left politics and became a pastor where he served until his death in 1884.[1]
See also
- List of lieutenant governors of Mississippi
- African American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era
References
- ^ a b c "Alexander Kelso Davis – Against All Odds".
- ^ "Davis, Alexander K." Mississippi Encyclopedia.
- ^ Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner pages xliv and 57 Louisiana State University Press 1996