Willis Brewer
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March 15, 1844
Willis Brewer | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901 | |
| Preceded by | Albert T. Goodwyn |
| Succeeded by | Charles W. Thompson |
| Member of the Alabama Senate | |
| In office 1882-1890, 1894-1897 | |
| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives | |
| In office 1880-1882, 1890-1894 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Willis Brewer March 15, 1844 Sumter County, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | October 30, 1912 (aged 68) Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
Willis Brewer (1844–1912) was a United States representative from Alabama, holding office from 1897 to 1901. Before that, he held multiple terms of office in both the Alabama State Senate and the Alabama House of Representatives. He also held other public offices including State Auditor of Alabama and treasurer of Lowndes County, Alabama. He was trained as an attorney and practiced law in the state, was a newspaper editor in both Alabama and Florida, and wrote books about the history of Alabama.
Brewer was born on March 15, 1844, near the town of Livingston in Sumter County, Alabama, to Robert Willis and Jane (Hadden) Brewer. He attended the common schools and, at the age of fourteen, entered a local printing business. At seventeen, he and a schoolmate, William R. DeLoach, who later became Judge of the probate court in Sumter County, established a newspaper in Milton, Florida.[1]
