Background
Mccorvey, Gessner Tutwiler was born on August 26, 1882 in Greene Springs, Alabama, United States. Son of Thomas Chalmers and Netta (Tutwiler) Mccorvey.
Mccorvey, Gessner Tutwiler was born on August 26, 1882 in Greene Springs, Alabama, United States. Son of Thomas Chalmers and Netta (Tutwiler) Mccorvey.
Preparatory education Verner Military Institute, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Alabama, 1902, Bachelor of Laws, 1903, Doctor of Laws, 1965. Student law school University of Virginia, summer 1902.
Admitted to Alabama bar, 1903. Practice Mobile; member firm McCorvey, Turner, Johnstone, Adams & May. Vice president Title Insurance Company.
Director Home Savings & Loan Association Chairman Alabama State Democratic Executive Committee, 1939-1951.
Democratic presidential elector, 1944 (chairman Alabama electors), States’ Rights Democratic elector, 1948 (chairman Alabama electors). Trustee University of Alabama since 1923.
President, Alabama Bar, 1948-1949.
Member American, Alabama, Mobile bar associations, Newcomen Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Alpha Eplison, Omicron Delta Kappa. Clubs: Athelstan, Alba Fishing and Hunting, Country.
Married Emily Cameron Gray, June 14, 1917. Children: Emily, Netta (Mistress James C. Craig), Eleanor.