Lynch Davidson

Lynch Davidson (born January 3, 1873 in Cotile , Rapides Parish , Louisiana , †  January 27, 1952 in Houston , Texas ) was an American politician . Between 1921 and 1923 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Texas.

Career

As a child, Lynch Davidson came to Groesbeck , Texas with his parents , where he graduated from high school in 1887. Then he worked in the wood industry . He familiarized himself with all the details of the timber industry and was a timber seller in Mexico for five years . Then he founded his own company, also active in the wood industry, in Texas, which in 1921 became Lynch Davidson and Company , of which he became president. He became a very successful businessman.

Politically, Davidson joined the Democratic Party . He was a member of the Texas House of Representatives in 1918 and 1919 before moving to the State Senate . There he was the first senator to use an airplane for a business trip. In 1920 he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas at the side of Pat Morris Neff . He held this office between 1921 and 1923. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate. At the same time he became head of the state railroad ( Texas State Railroad ), which was part of the prison system of Texas and was built by convicts. He led the railroad to profit. Even after his time as vice governor, he remained chairman of the board of this railway until 1943.

Otherwise, he devoted himself to his business ventures after his time as Lieutenant Governor in Houston. He continued to work in the timber industry, but also got into the banking business and became a director of the Second National Bank and the First Texas Joint Stock Land Bank . He was also a member of numerous organizations and associations. Lynch Davidson died in Houston on January 27, 1952.

Web links

• Lynch Davidson in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• The Political Graveyard
• biography