Charles McDowell

Charles Samuel McDowell Jr. (born October 17, 1871 in Eufaula , Alabama , † May 22, 1943 ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) and interim governor of Alabama .

Life

Charles McDowell attended private schools in Eufaula, graduated from the University of Alabama, and then opened his own law practice in Eufaula in October 1897. He decided to embark on a political career in 1908 by running for and being elected mayor of Eufaula, an office he held until 1912. In addition, he was a delegate at the Democratic National Convention in Baltimore in 1912 , moderator of the Presbyterian Synod of Alabama, Worshipful Master , Harmony Lodge, Masons, a Knight of the Pythias , a Redman, Woodman of the World , a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Brotherhood, as well as the Kiwanis Club. He was also president of the Alabama Bar Association from 1915 to 1916. He was then elected to the Alabama Senate in 1918 as a representative of the 14th district . He was captain of the Eufaula Rifles, and a colonel on the staff of Governors Samford , Jelks and Henderson .

McDowell was lieutenant governor of Alabama from 1923 to 1927 , where he was interim governor from July 10 to 11, 1923, when incumbent Governor William W. Brandon was out of state for 21 days. The Alabama state constitution requires an incumbent governor to be outside the state for more than 20 days for the alternate to take office until his return.

McDowell died on May 22, 1943 and was buried in Fairview Cemetery in Eufaula. He had married Caroline Dent on October 15, 1902 in Eufaula.

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SURNAME	McDowell, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	McDowell, Charles Samuel Jr. (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	October 17, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH	Eufaula , Alabama
DATE OF DEATH	May 22, 1943