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Charles Oscar Andrews (1877-1946) —
also known as Charles O. Andrews —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Ponce de Leon, Holmes
County, Fla., March 7,
1877.
Son of John Andrews and Mary Angers (Yon) Andrews.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; judge of criminal court in
Florida, 1910-11; circuit judge in Florida, 1919-25; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1925-27; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936-46; died in office 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
18, 1946 (age 69 years, 195
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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John Moses Cheney (1859-1922) —
also known as John M. Cheney —
of Florida.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
6, 1859.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1900, 1904; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1902-12; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1912;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1920.
Died June 2,
1922 (age 63 years, 147
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Alexander Akerman (1869-1948) —
of Cartersville, Bartow
County, Ga.; Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.; Kissimmee, Osceola
County, Fla.; Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Elberton, Elbert
County, Ga., October
9, 1869.
Son of Amos
Tappan Akerman and Martha Rebecca (Galloway) Akerman.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1908;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, 1912-14; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1929-39;
took senior status 1939; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Florida, 1948.
Died, after undergoing an operation for an intestinal
disorder, in Orange Memorial Hospital,
Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., August
21, 1948 (age 78 years, 317
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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William Thomas Bland (1861-1928) —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, Va. (now W.Va.), January
21, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Atchison, Kan., 1894; district judge in Kansas, 1896-1901; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1919-21; defeated,
1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen;
Moose;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., January
15, 1928 (age 66 years, 359
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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William Russell O'Neal (1864-1946) —
also known as W. R. O'Neal —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in 1864.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1908; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 1916,
1928,
1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1916, 1926.
Died January
23, 1946 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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James B. Parramore (1840-1902) —
also known as J. B. Parramore;
"Buck" —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Thomasville, Thomas
County, Ga., January
20, 1840.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of
Orlando, Fla., 1896-1902; died in office 1902.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., February
6, 1902 (age 62 years, 17
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Willis Lucullus Palmer (1854-1912) —
also known as W. L. Palmer —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born December
13, 1854.
Son of Jesse Alexander Palmer and Emily Geary (Cotton) Palmer.
Lawyer;
president,
Hamilton College; mayor of
Orlando, Fla., 1891-93.
Died October
30, 1912 (age 57 years, 322
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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John Letcher Bryan (1848-1898) —
also known as J. L. Bryan —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born December
27, 1848.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of
Orlando, Fla., 1883-85; resigned 1885.
Died December
23, 1898 (age 49 years, 361
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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William Beardall, Jr. (1890-1984) —
also known as William Beardall; Billy
Beardall —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born May 5,
1890.
Son of William Beardall and Florence (Bonsar) Beardall.
Lawyer;
abstract
and title business; mayor of
Orlando, Fla., 1940-52.
Died in 1984
(age about
94 years).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Cassius Aurelius Boone (1850-1917) —
also known as Cassius A. Boone —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in North Carolina, February
2, 1850.
Hardware
and furniture
business; mayor of
Orlando, Fla., 1882-83.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., December
11, 1917 (age 67 years, 312
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Braxton Beacham (1864-1924) —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Georgia, September
12, 1864.
Real
estate developer; movie
theater owner; mayor of
Orlando, Fla., 1906-07.
Died September
24, 1924 (age 60 years, 12
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Verner Wilson Estes (1886-1953) —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Florida, March 7,
1886.
Physician;
owner of a chain of drug stores;
mayor
of Orlando, Fla., 1934-37.
Died in Orange
County, Fla., August
20, 1953 (age 67 years, 166
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Paula Hawkins (1927-2009) —
also known as Paula Fickes; "The Battling Maitland
Housewife" —
of Maitland, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, January
24, 1927.
Daughter of Paul Burt Fickes and Mary Leoan (Staley) Fickes.
Republican. Model;
member of Republican
National Committee from Florida, 1968-86; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Florida, 1972;
Presidential Elector for Florida, 1972;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Florida, 1978; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1981-87; defeated, 1986.
Female.
Mormon.
Inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of
Fame, 2000.
Died in Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla., December
3, 2009 (age 82 years, 313
days).
Interment at Palm Cemetery.
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James Brailey Odham (1919-1996) —
also known as Brailey Odham —
of Sanford, Seminole
County, Fla.
Born in Georgia, September
6, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; automobile
dealer; oil
distributor; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1947-50; candidate in primary for
Governor
of Florida, 1952, 1954; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1956
(alternate), 1960;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1964; builder;
real
estate broker.
Died June 22,
1996 (age 76 years, 290
days).
Interment at Palm Cemetery.
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Charles Joseph Mitchell (1927-1997) —
also known as Charles J. Mitchell —
of Kinston, Lenoir
County, N.C.; Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.; Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla.
Born March 11,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1960,
1964;
candidate for North
Carolina state treasurer, 1964.
Died in Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla., May 27,
1997 (age 70 years, 77
days).
Interment at Palm Cemetery.
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