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William Luther Hill (1873-1951) —
of Florida.
Born in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., October
17, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; insurance
business; secretary to U.S. Sen. Duncan
U. Fletcher, 1917-36; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936; appointed 1936.
Died in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., January
5, 1951 (age 77 years, 80
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Robert Wyche Davis (1849-1929) —
also known as Robert W. Davis —
of Palatka, Putnam
County, Fla.; Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born near Albany, Lee
County, Ga., March 15,
1849.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1884-85; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1885; general
attorney, Florida Southern Railroad;
U.S.
Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1897-1905; mayor
of Gainesville, Fla., 1924-25.
Died in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., September
15, 1929 (age 80 years, 184
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Jesse Johnson Finley (1812-1904) —
also known as Jesse J. Finley —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born near Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn., November
18, 1812.
Democrat. Member of Arkansas
state senate, 1841; mayor of
Memphis, Tenn., 1845-46; member of Florida
state senate, 1850; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Florida, 1852;
circuit judge in Florida, 1853-61; Confederate
District Judge, 1861-62; general in the Confederate Army during
the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1876-77, 1879, 1881-82 (2nd District
1876-77, 1st District 1879, 2nd District 1881-82).
Died in Lake City, Columbia
County, Fla., November
6, 1904 (age 91 years, 354
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Horatio Davis (1840-1912) —
of Chatham, Pittsylvania
County, Va.; Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., May 16,
1840.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
county judge in Virginia, 1880-86; mayor
of Gainesville, Fla., 1908-09.
Episcopalian.
Died in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., June 12,
1912 (age 72 years, 27
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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