Allen Turner Davidson
Born: May 9, 1819
Birthplace: Haywood County, North Carolina
Father: William Mitchell Davidson 1775 – 1846
(Buried: Gates–Perry Family Cemetery, Washington County, Texas)
Mother: Elizabeth “Betsy” Vance 1787 – 1861
(Buried: Harshaw Chapel Cemetery, Murphy, North Carolina)
Wife: Elizabeth Adeline Howell 1824 – 1917
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina)
Children:
Wilbur Sevier Davidson 1847 – 1928
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina)
Ella Henrietta Davidson Morrison 1851 – 1939
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina)
Mary Elizabeth Davidson Child 1859 – 1944
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina)
Addie Davidson Williamson 1864 – 1940
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina)
Occupation before War:
Clerk in his father’s general merchandise store
Attorney in Murphy, North Carolina for sixteen years
Cherokee County, North Carolina County Solicitor
President of Miners and Planters Bank in Murphy, North Carolina
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: North Carolina Delegate to Confederate Provisional Congress.
1862 – 1864: Confederate States Congressman from North Carolina
1862 – 1864: Member of House Post Offices and Post Roads Committee
1862 – 1864: Supporter of granting Central government full control over diplomacy, commerce and transportation
Supporter of giving the Davis administration early and moderate requests but went on resist further grants of authority.
Made few concessions to the emergency matters of army, finance and none for individual liberties were concerned.
His moderation did not appease his constituents.
1863: Unsuccessful Candidate for reelection to Confederate Congress
Occupation after War:
1865: Moved from Murphy, North Carolina to Franklin, North Carolina
1865 – 1869: Attorney in Franklin, North Carolina
1869 – 1885: Attorney in Asheville, North Carolina
President of Merchants and Miners Bank in North Carolina
Died: January 24, 1905
Place of Death: Asheville, North Carolina
Age at time of Death: 85 years old
Burial Place: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina
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