Charles S. McDowell

Charles Samuel McDowell Jr.
10thLieutenant Governor of Alabama
In office January 15, 1923 – January 17, 1927
Governor	William W. Brandon
Preceded by	Nathan Lee Miller
Succeeded by	William C. Davis
Personal details
Born	(1871-10-17)October 17, 1871 Eufaula, Alabama
Died	May 22, 1943(1943-05-22)(aged 71)
Political party	Democratic

Charles Samuel McDowell Jr.(October 17, 1871 – May 22, 1943) was the10th Lieutenant Governor of Alabamafrom 1923 to 1927, and was the interimGovernorof Alabama between July 10 and July 11, 1924, when GovernorWilliam W. Brandonwas out-of-state for 21 days. The stateconstitutionrequires that, if the governor is out of the state for 20 days, that the lieutenant governor acts as governor until he returns.

McDowell was born inEufaula, Alabama.He graduated from theUniversity of Alabamaand opened a law practice in Eufaula in 1897. He served as Mayor of Eufaula from 1908 to 1912, and was President of theAlabama State Barin 1915–16. He was elected to theAlabama State Senatein 1918.

External links

• Alabama Department of Archives and History biographyArchived2016-04-03 at theWayback Machine