Lynch Davidson
Appearance
Lynch Davidson | |
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![]() Davidson in 1900. | |
26th Lieutenant Governor of Texas | |
In office January 18, 1921 – January 16, 1923 | |
Governor | Pat Morris Neff |
Preceded by | Willard Arnold Johnson |
Succeeded by | Thomas Whitfield Davidson |
Personal details | |
Born | Boyce, Louisiana, U.S. | January 3, 1873
Died | January 27, 1952 Houston, Texas, U.S. | (aged 79)
Lynch Davidson was an American politician who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Texas from 1921 to 1923.[1]
Biography
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Davidson was born on January 3, 1873, in Cotile Landing,
lumberman in order to support his widowed mother. He was able to secure a job at a sawmill in Groveton. After 5 years of selling lumber in Mexico, he opened his own business in Laredo at the age of 23. He was married to Katie Calvert in June 1897, and they had three daughters, Marion, Lois, and Katie.[3][4]
He died on January 27, 1952, in Houston, and was buried in Hollywood Cemetery (also in Houston).
References
- ^ "Lieutenant Governors of Texas | TSLAC". www.tsl.texas.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- ^ "San Jacinto Museum of History - Bio page". San Jacinto Museum of History. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- ^ "Lynch Davidson, biography c. 1926 (Texas Transportation Archive)". www.ttarchive.com. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- ^ "Texas Politics - Lieutenant Governors: Lynch Davidson". texaspolitics.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-18.