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Asbury Bascom Davidson

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Asbury Bascom Davidson
22nd Lieutenant Governor of Texas
In office
January 15, 1907 – January 21, 1913
GovernorThomas Mitchell Campbell
Oscar Branch Colquitt
Preceded byGeorge D. Neal
Succeeded byWilliam Harding Mayes
Member of the Texas Senate
In office
January 10, 1899 – January 3, 1903
Personal details
Born(1855-11-13)November 13, 1855
Lincoln County, Tennessee, US
DiedFebruary 4, 1920(1920-02-04) (aged 64)
Cuero, Texas, US
PartyDemocratic
OccupationPolitician, lawyer

Asbury Bascom Davidson (November 13, 1855 – February 4, 1920) was an American politician. A Democrat, he was the Lieutenant Governor of Texas, under Governors Thomas Mitchell Campbell and Oscar Branch Colquitt.

Biography

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Davidson was born on November 13, 1855, in Lincoln County, Tennessee, the son of William Davidson and Cathrina (née McBank) Davidson. At around age six, he moved onto a farm near Georgetown, Texas. He attended Southwestern University then studied law in Gonzales, under James Francis Miller and William Branch Sayers.[1]

After being admitted to the bar, Davidson practiced law in Gonzales,[2] and in 1881, moved to Cuero.[3] He was in the partnership Davidson, Schleicher, & Pleasants, alongside George J. Schleicher and Robert A. Pleasants.[1] In the late 1880s and 1890s, he was district attorney of Texas' 24th Judicial District.[2] The partnership ended in 1900, after which he partnered with John H. Bailey.[1]

Davidson was a Democrat. From January 10, 1899, to January 3, 1903,[4] he represented the 22nd district in the Texas Senate.[3] He served as Lieutenant Governor for three terms, from January 15, 1907, to January 21, 1913, under Governors Thomas Mitchell Campbell and Oscar Branch Colquitt, becoming one of the longest-serving Lieutenant Governors in Texas history.[2] Journalist Rick Casey described his tenure as Lieutenant Governor as uneventful.[5] Politically, he supported competition law.[3]

Davidson was a member of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas Board of Directors, as well as a member of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway executive committee. In March 1890, he married Minnie McClanahan.[2] He was a member of the Knights Templar and the Freemasons.[1] He died on February 4, 1920, aged 64, in Cuero.[3] He was interred at Hillside Cemetery, in Cuero.[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Association, Texas Bar (1919). Proceedings of the ... Annual Sessions of the Texas Bar Association. order of the Association. pp. 93–98.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Hyman, Carolyn. "Asbury Bascom Davidson: Texas Lawyer and Lieutenant Governor". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Death Claims A. B. Davidson, Ex-Lieut. Gov". The News. February 4, 1920. p. 3. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Member profile for Asbury Bascom Davidson - Texas Legislative Reference Library". lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  5. ↑ Casey, Rick (September 29, 2020). "New Alamo cry: Beware lieutenant governors". San Antonio Report. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
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