Samuel Davies Weakley

Background

Weakley, Samuel Davies was born on July 16, 1860 in Somerville, Alabama, United States. Son of John Bedford and Mary Emily (Rice) Weakley.

Education

Graduated from State Normal College, Florence, Alabama, 1879.

Career

Admitted to bar, May 17, 1880. Practiced at Memphis, Tennessee, 1880-1887. Removed to Birmingham, Alabama, 1887.

Member firm of Cabaniss & Weakley, 1889-1906.

Later member firm Weakley & Rice, Birmingham. City attorney, Birmingham, 1889-1890.

Chief justice Supreme Court of the Alabama, February-November 1906.

Achievements

• Samuel Davies Weakley has been listed as a reputable judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member firm of Cabaniss & Weakley, 1889-1906. Member firm Weakley & Rice, Birmingham.

Connections

Married Ellen Anglin, February 27, 1884.