Alexander C. Davidson

Alexander Caldwell Davidson (December 26, 1826 – November 6, 1897) was an American politician and planter. A Democrat, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama.

Born near Charlotte, North Carolina, Davidson graduated from the University of Alabama. He became a planter, owning the Westwood along with 30 slaves. He may have fought in the American Civil War. He served in both branches of the Alabama Legislature, then served in the House from 1885 to 1889.

Biography Davidson was born on December 26, 1826, near Charlotte, North Carolina, one of four children born to planter and railroader John Howard Davidson and Martha Caldwell Davidson. He was the maternal grandson of minister David Caldwell and the maternal great-grandson of John Davidson, a signer of the purported Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. He served in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1885, to March 3, 1889, representing Alabama's 4th district.

After serving in Congress, Davidson returned to farming. On May 3, 1860, he married Maria Overton Price, with whom he had five children. He was a member of the Episcopal Church. In 1894 or 1895, he became partially paralyzed, and in August or September 1897, broke his leg due to a fall. He died on November 6, 1897, aged 70, at the Westwood plantation in Uniontown. He was buried at the Holy Cross Cemetery, in Uniontown.