Willis Brewer

Willis Brewer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Alabama's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1897  March 3, 1901
Preceded byAlbert T. Goodwyn
Succeeded byCharles 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

(1844-03-15)March 15, 1844
Sumter County, Alabama, U.S.
DiedOctober 30, 1912(1912-10-30) (aged 68)
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

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.