governor predecessor successor death_date party birth_date order term_start article_title term_end name
benjamin m. miller william c. davis thomas e. knight 5 january 1954 democratic 20 december 1877 12th lieutenant governor of alabama 1931 hugh davis merrill
 1935 hugh davis merrill
hugh davis merrill

hugh davis merrill -lrb- december 20 , 1877 - january 5 , 1954 -rrb- was an american politician who served as the 12th lieutenant governor of alabama from 1931 to 1935 .
john merrill , who serves as secretary of state of alabama , is a descendant .
