governor predecessor successor death_date party birth_date order term_start article_title term_end name
bibb graves charles s. mcdowell hugh d. merrill 4 october 1934 democratic 5 august 1867 11th lieutenant governor of alabama 1927 william c. davis -lrb- american politician -rrb-
 1931 william columbus davis
william c. davis -lrb- american politician -rrb-

william columbus davis -lrb- august 5 , 1867 -- october 4 , 1934 -rrb- 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 .
