D. Leigh Colvin
American politician
David Leigh Colvin | |
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| Born | (1880-01-28)January 28, 1880 Charleston, South Carolina |
| Died | September 7, 1959(1959-09-07) (aged 79) |
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Political party | Prohibition Party |
David Leigh Colvin (January 28, 1880[1] in Charleston, South Carolina[2] – September 7, 1959) was an American politician and member of the Prohibition Party and the Law Preservation Party.
He spent most of his life in New York, where he was a historian and a temperance society executive.[3] He attended the American Temperance University and Ohio Wesleyan University before going on to study law at the University of California, Berkeley, University of Chicago, and Columbia University.
He ran for U.S. Senator from New York in 1916 and 1932, for Mayor of New York City in 1917, for Vice President of the United States in 1920, for U.S. Representative from New York in 1922, and for President of the United States in 1936. Colvin was Chairman of the Prohibition National Committee from 1926 to 1932.[4]
See also
References
- ^ David Leigh Colvin (1913). The Bicameral Principle in the New York Legislature. Columbia University. p. 193.
- ^ "David Leigh Colvin Biography". www.prohibitionists.org. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "David Leigh Colvin Biography". www.prohibitionists.org. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "David Leigh Colvin Biography". www.prohibitionists.org. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
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| Preceded by | Prohibition Party vice presidential candidate 1920 (lost) | Succeeded by |
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- 1869–1872: John Russell
- 1872–1876: Simeon B. Chase
- 1876–1880: James Black
- 1880–1884: Gideon T. Stewart
- 1884–1887: John B. Finch
- 1887–1899: Samuel Dickie
- 1900–1905: Oliver W. Stewart
- 1905–1908: Charles R. Jones
- 1908–1924: Virgil G. Hinshaw
- 1924–1925: B.E.P. Prugh
- 1925–1932: D. Leigh Colvin
- 1932–1947: Edward E. Blake
- 1947–1950: Virgil C. Finnell
- 1950–1953: Gerald Overholt
- 1953–1955: Lowell H. Coate
- 1955–1971: E. Harold Munn
- 1971–1979: Charles Wesley Ewing
- 1979–2003: Earl Dodge
- 2003–2005: Don Webb
- 2005–2009: Gene Amondson
- 2009–2013: Toby Davis
- 2013–2014: Gregory Seltzer
- 2014–2019: Rick Knox
- 2019–present: Randy McNutt
- 1872: Black / Russell
- 1876: Smith / Stewart
- 1880: Dow / Thompson
- 1884 St. John / Daniel
- 1888: Fisk / Brooks
- 1892: Bidwell / Cranfill
- 1896: Levering / Johnson - Bentley / Southgate
- 1900: Woolley / Metcalf
- 1904: Swallow / Carroll
- 1908/1912: Chafin / A. Watkins
- 1916: Hanley / Landrith
- 1920: A. Watkins / Colvin
- 1924:Faris / Brehm
- 1928: Varney / Edgerton
- 1932: Upshaw / Regan
- 1936: Colvin / Watson
- 1940: Babson / Moorman
- 1944: Watson / Johnson
- 1948: Watson / Learn
- 1952: Hamblen / Holtwick
- 1956: Holtwick / Cooper
- 1960: Decker / Munn
- 1964: Munn / Shaw
- 1968: Munn / Fisher
- 1972: Munn / Uncapher
- 1976/1980: Bubar / Dodge
- 1984: Dodge / Martin
- 1988/1992: Dodge / Ormsby
- 1996: Dodge / Bubar Kelly
- 2000: Dodge / D. Watkins
- 2004: Amondson / Pletten - Dodge - Lydick
- 2008: Amondson / Pletten
- 2012: Fellure / Davis
- 2016: Hedges / Bayes
- 2020: Collins / Parker
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