William Columbus Davis | |
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| 11th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama | |
| In office January 17, 1927 – January 19, 1931 | |
| Governor | Bibb Graves |
| Preceded by | Charles S. McDowell |
| Succeeded by | Hugh D. Merrill |
| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives | |
| In office 1891 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 5, 1867 |
| Died | October 4, 1934 (aged 67) |
| Political party | Democratic |
William Columbus Davis (August 5, 1867 – October 4, 1934) was the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1927 to 1931. A Democrat, Davis served Governor Bibb Graves of the same political party.
A native of Iuka, Mississippi, Davis relocated to Hamilton, Alabama in 1890 in order to practice law after years of teaching public school in Mississippi. Two years after moving his law practice to Jasper, Alabama, Davis was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1891. In addition to his time in the House, Davis served as a solicitor of the 14th Judicial Circuit, a chairman of the Congressional Committee, and a member of the Alabama State Committee.
His son, William Columbus Davis, Jr., 1910–2003, was a distinguished Latin Americanist scholar. He established the Latin American Studies Program and taught at The George Washington University for decades. Later he held the Latin America Chair at the National War College for ten years. The younger Davis wrote The Columns of Athens, The Last Conquistadores, and Warnings from the Far South.
