Nicholas Davis Jr.

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Nicholas Davis Jr. (January 14, 1825 – November 3, 1875) was an American politician who served as a Deputy from Alabama to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from April 1861 to February 1862.[1]

Nicholas Davis Jr.
Deputy from Alabama
to the Provisional Congress
of the Confederate States
In office
April 29, 1861 – February 17, 1862
Preceded byDavid P. Lewis
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born(1825-01-14)January 14, 1825
Athens, Alabama, US
DiedNovember 3, 1875(1875-11-03) (aged 50)
Huntsville, Alabama, US
Resting placeMaple Hill Cemetery,
Huntsville, Alabama

Biography

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Nicholas Davis Jr. was born in Limestone County, Alabama, and served in the legislature in 1851. He was elected to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States to replace David P. Lewis and served in that capacity from April 1861 to February 1862.[1]

He was unsuccessful in organizing his own regiment during the American Civil War and served as lieutenant colonel of the 19th Regiment Alabama Infantry instead.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Root, Elihu, ed. (1904). Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865. Vol. I. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. p. 159. LCCN 05012700.
  2. ^ Welcome the hour of conflict: William Cowan McClellan and the 9th Alabama / edited by John C. Carter. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2007, p. 354
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Political offices
Preceded by Delegate from Alabama to the
Provisional Congress of the Confederate States

1861–1862
Succeeded by
Constituency abolished