Background
DOWELL, Spright was born in Cary, Wake Company, North Carolina, United States. Son of George James and Tannia (Yates) Dowell.
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Spright DOWELL
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Wake Forest College, North Carolina, Bachelor of Arts, 1896. University of Tennessee. Columbia University; Columbia and Teachers College, Master of Arts, 1911.
Alabama University, Doctor of Laws, 1920. Howard College, Doctor of Laws, 1928.
Career
C. Appointed Alabama State Superintendent of Education by Governor. Charles Henderson, October 1, 1917. Elected to same office January 1919.
President Alabama, Polytechnic Institute., Auburn, Alabama, 1920-1928. President Mercer University, Macon, Georgia., since July 1, 1928.
Membership
Member: Masons; Knights of Pythias.
Connections
Spouse Camille Early, December 28, 1898, Aulander, N.
