Charles Samuel McDowell Jr. (October 17, 1871 – May 22, 1943) was the 10th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1923 to 1927, and was the interim

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of Alabama between July 10 and July 11, 1924, when Governor William W. Brandon was out-of-state for 21 days. The state

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requires 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 in

Eufaula, Alabama Eufaula is the largest city in Barbour County, Alabama, Barbour County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census the city's population was 13,137. History The site along the Chattahoochee River that is now moder ...

. He graduated from the

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and opened a law practice in Eufaula in 1897. He served as Mayor of Eufaula from 1908 to 1912, and was President of the

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in 1915–16. He was elected to the

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in 1918.

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Alabama Department of Archives and History biography
Democratic Party governors of Alabama Lieutenant Governors of Alabama Democratic Party Alabama state senators Mayors of places in Alabama University of Alabama alumni 1871 births 1943 deaths People from Eufaula, Alabama {{Alabama-mayor-stub