Leven H. Ellis
Leven Handy Ellis | |
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15th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama | |
In office January 19, 1943 – January 20, 1947 |
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Governor | Chauncey Sparks |
Preceded by | Albert A. Carmichael |
Succeeded by | James C. Inzer |
Member of the Alabama Legislature | |
In office 1936-1943 |
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Member of the Alabama Senate | |
In office 1927-1931 |
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Personal details | |
Born | Nixburg, Alabama |
April 6, 1881
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
Political party | Democratic |
Leven Handy Ellis (April 6, 1881 – January 4, 1968) was an American politician who served as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1943 to 1947.
Ellis was born in Nixburg, in Coosa County, Alabama. He obtained a B. Ped degree from Troy Normal School in 1907, and a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Alabama in 1909. Ellis practiced law in Columbiana, Alabama. He served as a State Senator from 1927-1931, a Representative in the Alabama Legislature from 1936-1943, and a mayor of Columbiana for two terms.[1] In 1948, Ellis served as an Alabama delegate at the Democratic National Convention. After Hubert Humphrey's address, Ellis led 13 members of the Alabama delegation (that was also joined by the entire Mississippi delegation) in a walk out, leading to the creation of the short-lived Dixiecrat political party.[2]
External links
- Biography by the Alabama Department of Archives & History
References
- ↑ http://www.archives.state.al.us/conoff/Ellis_l.html
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Alabama 1943–1947 |
Succeeded by James C. Inzer |
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- Lieutenant Governors of Alabama
- People from Columbiana, Alabama
- People from Coosa County, Alabama
- 1881 births
- 1968 deaths
- Troy University alumni
- University of Alabama alumni
- Alabama Democrats
- Members of the Alabama House of Representatives
- Alabama Dixiecrats
- Alabama lawyers
- 20th-century American politicians
- Alabama politician stubs