Alabama Historical Sketches by Thomas Chalmers Mccorvey

Alabama Historical Sketches by Thomas Chalmers Mccorvey

Thomas Chalmers Mccorvey

1851-1932

Thomas Chalmers McCorvey was born in Monroe County, Ala. He attended Monroe Institute and Erskine College before earning his bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama in 1873. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Laws in 1875 and a master's degree in 1878. McCorvey was employed as commandant of cadets for the University of Alabama in 1874, and he became a professor of history and political science at UA from 1888 to 1923. In addition to contributing articles and columns to local newspapers, McCorvey also published poetry. McCorvey passed away in 1932.

Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://alabamaauthors.org

1960

Alabama Historical Sketches. Charlottesville, VA; University of Virginia Press, 1960.

AL Book Collection

Mccorvey, Thomas Chalmers, “Alabama Historical Sketches by Thomas Chalmers Mccorvey,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed November 8, 2026, https://www.alabamaauthors.org/items/show/24831.