James Ferguson Dowdell was the second President of the East Alabama College, now known as Auburn University, from 1868 to 1870, and a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Wikipedia
Born: November 26, 1818, Monticello, GA
Died: September 6, 1871 (age 52 years), Auburn, AL
Education: Randolph-Macon College
Party: Democratic Party
Previous offices: Representative (1855–1859), Representative (1853–1855), Alabama State Representative (1851–1851), and more
Children: James R. Dowdell