David D. Dalton

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David D. Dalton
12th Secretary of State of Alabama
In office
1865–1867
GovernorRobert M. Patton
Preceded byAlbert Stanhope Elmore
Succeeded byMicah Taul
Personal details
BornDecember 31, 1822
DiedNovember 13, 1894(1894-11-13) (aged 71)
Political partyDemocratic

David Louis Dalton (December 31, 1822 – November 13, 1894) served as the 12th Secretary of State of Alabama from 1865 to 1867.

After his tenure as Secretary of State, he served as private secretary to Governor William Hugh Smith from 1868 to 1870 and as a clerk in the Alabama Department of Education.

He married his second wife Kate Louisa Darby (1822-1901) in June 1845, and had two children.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Alabama Department of Archives and History: Alabama Constitutional Officers-- David Louis Dalton".