The William Lowndes Yancey Law Office is a historic building in Montgomery, Alabama. It was built in 1846 to serve as the law office of William Lowndes Yancey, one of the most prominent figures in the South before the Civil War years.
William Lowndes Yancey is best noted for being one of the leading advocates of secession in the South, as well as the Slavery and States? Rights. He also served the congress before 1846 when he resigned. He also wrote the Alabama Ordinance of Secession after the election of Abraham Lincoln. He also served as the Confederacy?s Commissioner to England and France and
The William Lowndes Yancey Law Office was used by Yancey from 1846 until his death in 1863. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
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