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'''Holt Andrews "Mickey" McDowell''' (born [[June 7]], [[1892]] in Tracy City, Tennessee; died [[December 1]], [[1963]] in [[Birmingham]]) was the [[Sheriff of Jefferson County]] from [[1940]] until his death in [[1963]].
'''Holt Andrews "Mickey" McDowell''' (born [[June 7]], [[1892]] in Tracy City, Tennessee; died [[December 1]], [[1963]] in [[Birmingham]]) was the [[Sheriff of Jefferson County]] from [[1940]] until his death in [[1963]].



Revision as of 18:09, 9 January 2023

This article is about the Jefferson County Sheriff. For his son, the vascular surgeon, see Holt McDowell Jr.

Holt Andrews "Mickey" McDowell (born June 7, 1892 in Tracy City, Tennessee; died December 1, 1963 in Birmingham) was the Sheriff of Jefferson County from 1940 until his death in 1963.

McDowell was the son of Marion and Orpha Holt McDowell of Grundy County, Tennessee. He attended the University of Alabama and played on the football and baseball teams. Between 1913 and 1916 he played baseball in the Southern Association, appearing on the rosters of the Montgomery Rebels/Billikens, Albany Babies, and Mobile Sea Gulls.

He married the former Imogene Wilson. Their son, Holt Jr, became a noted vascular surgeon at UAB.

McDowell died in 1963 and is buried at Elmwood Cemetery.

Preceded by:
Holt McDowell
Jefferson County Sheriff
19401963
Succeeded by:
Mel Bailey

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