Leven Handy Ellis (April 6, 1881 – January 4, 1968) was an American politician who served as the 15th lieutenant governor of Alabama from 1943 to 1947. Ellis was born in Nixburg, in Coosa County, Alabama. He obtained a B.Ped. degree from Troy Normal School in 1907, and a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Alabama in 1909. Ellis practiced law in Columbiana, Alabama. He served as a state senator from 1927 to 1931, a representative in the Alabama Legislature from 1936 to 1943, and a mayor of Columbiana for two terms. In 1948, Ellis served as an Alabama delegate at the Democratic National Convention. After Hubert Humphrey's address, Ellis led 13 members of the Alabama delegation (that was also joined by the entire Mississippi delegation) in a walkout, leading to the creation of the short-lived Dixiecrat political party. References External links Biography by the Alabama Department of Archives & History Lieutenant Governors of Alabama People from Columbiana, Alabama People from Coosa County, Alabama 1881 births 1968 deaths Troy University alumni University of Alabama alumni Democratic Party members of the Alabama House of Representatives Alabama Dixiecrats Alabama lawyers 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American lawyers Old Right (United States)