David Louis Dalton (December 31, 1822 – November 13, 1894) served as the 12th Secretary of State of Alabama from 1865 to 1867.
David D. Dalton | |
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12th Secretary of State of Alabama | |
In office 1865–1867 | |
Governor | Robert M. Patton |
Preceded by | Albert Stanhope Elmore |
Succeeded by | Micah Taul |
Personal details | |
Born | December 31, 1822 |
Died | November 13, 1894 | (aged 71)
Political party | Democratic |
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]