David P. Lewis (born David Peter Lewis; May 18, 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. 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.
Biography
In 1861, David P. Lewis was a Deputy to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States, representing Alabama.
See also
- List of governors of Alabama
References
External links
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- David P. Lewis at National Governors Association
- David P. Lewis at The Political Graveyard
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