Jackson County
Florida
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Jackson County
Florida
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Jackson County
Index to Locations
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George Everett Anderson (1869-1940) —
also known as George E. Anderson —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., August
20, 1869.
Son of Orson B. Anderson and Harriet V. (Smith) Anderson.
Newspaper
editor and publisher; economist;
U.S. Consul in Hangchow, 1904-05; Amoy, 1905-06; U.S. Consul General in Rio de Janeiro, 1906-10; Hong Kong, 1910-20; Rotterdam, 1920-24.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 17,
1940 (age 70 years, 210
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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John Milton (1807-1865) —
of Marianna, Jackson
County, Fla.
Born near Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ga., April 20,
1807.
Son of Homer Virgil Milton (1781-1822).
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Florida, 1848;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1850; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1860;
Governor
of Florida, 1861-65; died in office 1865.
At the end of the Civil War, believing that "death would be
preferable to reunion," he committed suicide
by gunshot,
Marianna, Jackson
County, Fla., April 1,
1865 (age 57 years, 346
days).
Interment at St. Luke's Episcopal Cemetery.
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William Hall Milton (1864-1942) —
also known as William H. Milton —
of Marianna, Jackson
County, Fla.
Born near Marianna, Jackson
County, Fla., March 2,
1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
Presidential Elector for Florida, 1892;
candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1900, 1912; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1908;
member of Florida state legislature; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1908-09.
Died in Marianna, Jackson
County, Fla., January
4, 1942 (age 77 years, 308
days).
Interment at St. Luke's Episcopal Cemetery.
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George Sydney Hawkins (1808-1878) —
also known as George S. Hawkins —
of Apalachicola, Franklin
County, Fla.; Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., 1808.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives; member of Florida
state senate; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Florida, 1842-45; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1846-50; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1854; U.S.
Representative from Florida at-large, 1857-61.
Died March 15,
1878 (age about 69
years).
Interment at St. Luke's Episcopal Cemetery.
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