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Tom Adams (b. 1917) —
of Florida.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., March 11,
1917.
Son of Thomas Burton Adams and Carolyn (Hamilton) Adams.
Real
estate and insurance
business; member of Florida
state senate, 1956-60; secretary of
state of Florida, 1961-71; Lieutenant
Governor of Florida, 1971-75.
Baptist. Member, Rotary; Newcomen
Society; Phi
Delta Theta; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 2001.
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Katharine Eleanor Ausherman (1872-1961) —
also known as Katharine E. Ausherman; Katharine Eleanor
Sheeler —
of Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born June 24,
1872.
Daughter of Conrad Sheeler and Mary (Walker) Sheeler.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; Presidential Elector for Florida, 1928.
Female.
Baptist. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died February
27, 1961 (age 88 years, 248
days).
Interment at Lauderdale
Memorial Park, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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Charles O. Baldwin (b. 1952) —
also known as Chuck Baldwin —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind., May 3,
1952.
Son of Edwin J. Baldwin.
Pastor;
talk
show host; Constitution candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2004; Constitution candidate for
President
of the United States, 2008.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2008.
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Randy Ball (b. 1957) —
of Florida.
Born in Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, March 17,
1957.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 29th District, 1995-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 1999.
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Wilfred George Bassett (1911-1986) —
also known as Wilfred G. Bassett —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., May 26,
1911.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1951-64; defeated, 1964; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1966.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., February
5, 1986 (age 74 years, 255
days).
Interment at East
Liberty Cemetery, East Liberty, Mich.
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Carter Randolph Bibb (b. 1875) —
also known as C. R. Bibb —
of Okeechobee, Okeechobee
County, Fla.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., January
6, 1875.
Republican. Dentist;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1944.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Bitner (b. 1948) —
of Florida.
Born in Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., December
11, 1948.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 71st District, 1993-.
Baptist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1999.
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Joseph A. Boyd, Jr. (1916-2007) —
of Hialeah, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Hoschton, Jackson
County, Ga., November
16, 1916.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1969-87.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Lions.
Died, of heart
failure, in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., October
26, 2007 (age 90 years, 344
days).
Interment at Culley's MeadowWood Memorial Park, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Rudolph Bradley (b. 1946) —
also known as Rudy Bradley —
of Florida.
Born in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., May 16,
1946.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 55th District, 1995-.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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Corrine Brown (b. 1946) —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., November
11, 1946.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1983-93; U.S.
Representative from Florida 3rd District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Rivers Henderson Buford, Sr. (1878-1959) —
also known as Rivers H. Buford —
of Wewahitchka, Gulf
County, Fla.; Quincy, Gadsden
County, Fla.; Marianna, Jackson
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn., January
18, 1878.
Son of Albert Buford and Mattie (Rivers) Buford.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1901; Gadsden
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-11; State's Attorney, Marianna
Judicial Circuit, 1912-21; Florida
state attorney general, 1921-25; resigned 1925; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1925-48; appointed 1925; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1931-33.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen.
Died in 1959
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Old
Quincy Cemetery, Quincy, Fla.
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Larcenia J. Bullard (b. 1947) —
of Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Allendale, Allendale
County, S.C., July 21,
1947.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 118th District, 1993-.
Female.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Delta
Sigma Theta.
Still living as of 1999.
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Dorothy Vredenburgh Bush (1916-1991) —
also known as Dorothy V. Bush; Dorothy McElroy;
Dorothy Vredenburgh —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Baldwyn, Lee
County, Miss., December
8, 1916.
Daughter of Will Lee McElroy and Lany (Holland) McElroy.
Democrat. Secretary
of Democratic National Committee, 1944-89; Convention Secretary
(1948,
1964),
speaker (1948),
member, Arrangements Committee (1964),
, Democratic National Convention.
Female.
Baptist. Member, Beta
Sigma Phi.
Died December
21, 1991 (age 75 years, 13
days).
Entombed at Naples
Memorial Gardens, Naples Park, Fla.
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James Bush III (b. 1955) —
of Florida.
Born in Panama City, Bay
County, Fla., February
13, 1955.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 109th District, 1993-.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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Ezekiel Samuel Candler, Jr. (1862-1944) —
also known as Ezekiel S. Candler, Jr. —
of Corinth, Alcorn
County, Miss.
Born in Belleville, Hamilton
County, Fla., January
18, 1862.
Son of Julia (Bevill) Candler and Ezekiel Samuel Candler (1838-1915).
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Mississippi, 1888,
1932;
U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1901-21; mayor of
Corinth, Miss., 1933-37.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Honor.
Died in Corinth, Alcorn
County, Miss., December
18, 1944 (age 82 years, 335
days).
Interment at Henry
Cemetery, Corinth, Miss.
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Relatives:
Second great-grandson of William
Candler; second cousin twice removed of Mark
Anthony Cooper; grandson of Samuel
Charles Candler; grandnephew of Daniel
Gill Candler and Ezekiel
Slaughter Candler; first cousin once removed of Allen
Daniel Candler and George
Scott Candler; son of Julia (Bevill) Candler and Ezekiel Samuel
Candler (1838-1915); nephew of Milton
Anthony Candler, Asa
Griggs Candler and John
Slaughter Candler; first cousin of Charles
Murphey Candler; fourth cousin of Joseph
Meriwether Terrell; married, April 26,
1883, to Nancy Priscilla Hazlewood (died 1921); married, January
14, 1924, to Effie Merrill Newhardt (died 1930); married, June 21,
1933, to Ottie Doan Hardenstein; second cousin of Thomas
Slaughter Candler. See Candler
family of Georgia. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Doyle Elam Carlton (1887-1972) —
also known as Doyle E. Carlton —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Wauchula, Hardee
County, Fla., July 6,
1887.
Son of Albert Carlton and Martha (McEwan) Carlton.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state senate, 1917-19; Governor of
Florida, 1929-33; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1948,
1952,
1956.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in a nursing
home at Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., October
25, 1972 (age 85 years, 111
days).
Interment at Myrtle
Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Fla.
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Robert K. Casey (b. 1931) —
also known as Bob Casey —
of Florida.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., July 22,
1931.
Republican. Physician;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 22nd District, 1993-.
Baptist. Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; American Medical
Association.
Still living as of 1999.
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Roy H. Chapman (b. 1885) —
of Lake City, Columbia
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Lake Butler, Union
County, Fla., July 15,
1885.
Son of William Washington Chapman and Addie Mary (Owenby) Chapman.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1937-52.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Clark (1860-1936) —
of Polk
County, Fla.; Duval
County, Fla.; Lake City, Columbia
County, Fla.; Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Eufaula, Barbour
County, Ala., March 28,
1860.
Son of John Wise Clark and Mary Emeline (Keits) Clark.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1889-91, 1899; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1894-97; U.S.
Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1905-25; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1920.
Baptist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 14,
1936 (age 76 years, 17
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Bartow, Fla.
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Linton McGee Collins (b. 1902) —
also known as Linton M. Collins —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Reidsville, Tattnall
County, Ga., June 21,
1902.
Son of Ernest Clyde Collins and Beulah Edna (Rogers) Collins.
Lawyer;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1964-71.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Preston Cone (1871-1948) —
also known as Fred P. Cone —
of Lake City, Columbia
County, Fla.
Born in Benton, Columbia
County, Fla., September
28, 1871.
Son of William Henry Cone and Sarah Emily (Branch) Cone.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state senate, 1907-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Florida, 1928,
1948;
Governor
of Florida, 1937-41.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Died July 28,
1948 (age 76 years, 304
days).
Interment at Prospect
Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Near White Springs, Hamilton County,
Fla.
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George William Crockett, Jr. (1909-1997) —
also known as George W. Crockett, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., August
10, 1909.
Democrat. Recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1966-78; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1980-91; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984;
arrested
during an anti-apartheid
protest outside the South African Embassy
in Washington, 1984.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; National
Lawyers Guild.
Served four months in federal prison
for contempt
of court in 1950, following his defense of a Communist leader on
trial in New York for advocating the overthrow of the government.
Among the founders of the nation's first
interracial law firm.
Ill with bone
cancer in 1997, he suffered a stroke and
died five days later, in Washington Home and Hospice,
Washington,
D.C., September
7, 1997 (age 88 years, 28
days).
Cremated.
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Larry Crow (b. 1959) —
of Florida.
Born in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., December
2, 1959.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 49th District, 1995-.
Baptist. Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 1999.
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Willye F. Clayton Dennis (b. 1926) —
also known as Willye Dennis —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., March 14,
1926.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 15th District, 1993-99; resigned
1999; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996.
Female.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Delta
Sigma Theta.
Still living as of 1999.
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King Dixon (b. 1908) —
of near Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., October
2, 1908.
Son of Albert Montgomery Dixon and Sarah Youmans (King) Dixon.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; ice and
fuel oil dealer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-56; member of South
Carolina state senate from Laurens County, 1961.
Baptist. Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Blue Key.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926
to Katharine Simmons. |
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Josephus Eggelletion, Jr. (b. 1949) —
of Lauderdale Lakes, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., April 23,
1949.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 94th District, 1993-.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Still living as of 1999.
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Richard William Ervin (b. 1905) —
also known as Richard W. Ervin —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Carrabelle, Franklin
County, Fla., January
26, 1905.
Son of Richard William Ervin and Carrie Marvin (Phillips ) Ervin.
Democrat. Lawyer; Florida
state attorney general, 1949-64; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1964-75.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Kappa Tau; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Elks; Exchange
Club.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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James B. Fuller (b. 1949) —
also known as Jim Fuller —
of Florida.
Born in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., October
10, 1949.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 16th District, 1993-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 1999.
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Samuel Francis Gove (1822-1900) —
of Georgia.
Born in Weymouth, Norfolk
County, Mass., March 9,
1822.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1868-69.
Baptist.
Ordained as a minister in 1877 and was a traveling missionary for
much of the rest of his life.
Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., December
3, 1900 (age 78 years, 269
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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Robert Alexis Green (1892-1973) —
also known as R. A. 'Lex' Green —
of Starke, Bradford
County, Fla.
Born near Lake Butler, Bradford County (now Union
County), Fla., February
10, 1892.
Son of William Henry Green and Mary Emma (Andreu) Green.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1918-20; Bradford
County Judge, 1921-24; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1925-44 (2nd District 1925-43,
at-large 1943-44); resigned 1944; candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1944; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., February
9, 1973 (age 80 years, 365
days).
Interment at New
River Cemetery, Near New River, Bradford County, Fla.
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Addie L. Greene (b. 1943) —
of Mangonia Park, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Black Creek, Choctaw
County, Ala., January
21, 1943.
Democrat. Mayor of Magnolia Park, Fla., 1991-92; member of Florida
state house of representatives 84th District, 1993-.
Female.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha; NAACP; Urban
League.
Still living as of 1999.
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Cary Augustus Hardee (1876-1957) —
also known as Cary A. Hardee —
of Live Oak, Suwannee
County, Fla.
Born in Taylor
County, Fla., November
13, 1876.
Son of James Blacksher Hardee and Amanda Catherine (Johnson) Hardee.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1915-17; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1917; Governor of
Florida, 1921-25.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Died November
21, 1957 (age 81 years, 8
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Madison, Fla.
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Lindsay M. Harrington (b. 1944) —
of Punta Gorda, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Born in Charlottesville,
Va., November
12, 1944.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 72nd District, 1997-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 1999.
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Anthony C. Hill, Sr. (b. 1957) —
also known as Tony Hill —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., September
9, 1957.
Democrat. Longshoreman;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 14th District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Earl Dewitt Hutto (b. 1926) —
also known as Earl Hutto —
of Panama City, Bay
County, Fla.
Born in Midland City, Dale
County, Ala., May 12,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; sports
director and president of radio
stations; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1973-78; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1979-95.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Lamar Jeffers (1888-1983) —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala., April 16,
1888.
Son of William Henry Jeffers and Anna Frances (Jenkins) Jeffers.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1921-35.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., June 1,
1983 (age 95 years, 46
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Randy Johnson (b. 1959) —
of Florida.
Born in Nampa, Canyon
County, Idaho, December
16, 1959.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 41st District, 1999-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 1999.
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Beverly Kilmer (b. 1951) —
also known as Bev Kilmer —
of Quincy, Gadsden
County, Fla.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
24, 1951.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 7th District, 1999-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 2004;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 2nd District, 2004.
Female.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2004.
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Willie F. Logan (b. 1957) —
of Opa-Locka, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Opa-Locka, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., February
16, 1957.
Member of Florida
state house of representatives 103rd District, 1983-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996;
Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2000.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Sigma; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Alpha
Phi Omega; Urban
League; NAACP.
Still living as of 2000.
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John Wellborn Martin (1884-1958) —
also known as John W. Martin —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Plainfield, Marion
County, Fla., June 21,
1884.
Son of John Marshall Martin and Willie Martin (Owens) Martin.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1917-23; Governor of
Florida, 1925-29; defeated in primary, 1932; candidate in primary
for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1928; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1948,
1952,
1956.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., February
22, 1958 (age 73 years, 246
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Sadye Gibbs Martin (d. 1999) —
of Plant City, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
School
teacher and principal; mayor
of Plant City, Fla., 1985-89, 1991-92.
Female.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Died December
6, 1999.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carrie P. Meek (b. 1926) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., April 29,
1926.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1979-83; member of Florida
state senate, 1983-92; U.S.
Representative from Florida 17th District, 1993-2003; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Female.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
First
black women elected to Congress from Florida; inducted 1992 into the
Florida Women's Hall of
Fame.
Still living as of 2009.
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Kendrick B. Meek (b. 1966) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., September
6, 1966.
Son of Carrie
P. Meek.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1994-98; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Florida
state senate, 1998-2002; U.S.
Representative from Florida 17th District, 2003-.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Lesley Miller, Jr. (b. 1951) —
also known as Les Miller —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., April 21,
1951.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 59th District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; Urban
League; Freemasons;
NAACP.
Still living as of 2004.
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James Byeram Owens (c.1816-1889) —
also known as James B. Owens —
of Ocala, Marion
County, Fla.
Born near Winnsboro, Fairfield
County, S.C., about 1816.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1860;
delegate
to Florida secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Florida to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62.
Baptist.
Died August 1,
1889 (age about 73
years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Ocala, Fla.
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William Barbour Pedigo (1870-1932) —
also known as W. B. Pedigo; "Bill
Bob" —
of Patrick
County, Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born, in a log
cabin, at Elamsville, Patrick
County, Va., January
28, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Patrick
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1895-99; candidate in primary for
West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1906; mayor
of Parkersburg, W.Va., 1907-11.
Baptist. French
ancestry.
Died, of tuberculosis,
in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., October
23, 1932 (age 62 years, 269
days).
Interment at Myrtle
Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Fla.
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Claude Denson Pepper (1900-1989) —
also known as Claude Pepper —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born near Dudleyville, Chambers
County, Ala., September
8, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1929-30; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936-51; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1960,
1964,
1968;
speaker, 1988;
U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1963-89 (3rd District 1963-67, 11th
District 1967-73, 14th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-89); died
in office 1989.
Baptist. Member, Moose; Woodmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Upsilon; Kappa
Alpha Order; United
World Federalists.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1989.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 30,
1989 (age 88 years, 264
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Charles Poletti (1903-2002) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Barre, Washington
County, Vt., July 2,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936
(alternate), 1940;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1937-38; appointed 1937;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1939-42; defeated, 1942; Governor of
New York, 1942-43; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Baptist. Italian
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Phi
Beta Kappa.
First
American of Italian ancestry to serve as a Governor. During World
War II, he was a senior officer in the Allied Military Government of
occupied Italy. The New York Power Authority's plant in Astoria,
Queens, is named for him.
Died in Marco Island, Collier
County, Fla., August 7,
2002 (age 99 years, 36
days).
Interment somewhere
in Elizabethtown, N.Y.
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Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (1908-1972) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., November
29, 1908.
Son of Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. (1865-1953; minister) and Mattie
(Fletcher) Powell.
Democrat. Baptist
minister; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1945-71 (22nd District 1945-53,
16th District 1953-63, 18th District 1963-71); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1952,
1960,
1964.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; Elks.
Cited
for contempt
of court in 1966 for refusing to pay damages in a lawsuit against
him; on February 28, 1967, he was expelled
from the House of Representatives on charges
of unbecoming
conduct and misusing
public funds; the Supreme Court overturned the expulsion in 1969.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., April 4,
1972 (age 63 years, 127
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a
private or family graveyard, Bahamas.
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Relatives: Son
of Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. (1865-1953; minister) and Mattie
(Fletcher) Powell; married, March 8,
1933, to Isabel Washington (divorced 1945); married, August 1,
1945, to Hazel Scott (divorced 1960); married, December
15, 1960, to Yvette Marjorie Diago (Flores) Powell; father of Adam
Clayton Powell IV. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books by Powell,Adam Clayton,Jr.: Adam
by Adam: The Autobiography of Adam Clayton Powell,
Jr. |
| | | Books about Powell,Adam Clayton,Jr.:
Tisha Hamilton, Adam
Clayton Powell, Jr.: The Political Biography of an American
Dilemma — Wil Haygood, King
of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell,
Jr. |
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Alzo J. Reddick (b. 1937) —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Alturas, Polk
County, Fla., November
15, 1937.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 39th District, 1983-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; Urban
League.
Still living as of 1999.
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Ray Sansom (b. 1962) —
of Florida.
Born in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa
County, Fla., July 11,
1962.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 4th District, 2003.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2003.
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Nelis J. Saunders (b. 1923) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., September
3, 1923.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1964; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 11th District, 1969-72; defeated
in primary, 1960 (Wayne County 11th District), 1962 (Wayne County
11th District), 1965 (24th District), 1966 (11th District), 1972
(20th District), 1974 (21st District).
Female.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Still living as of 1974.
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Dwight Stansel (b. 1947) —
of Florida.
Born in Lake City, Columbia
County, Fla., July 6,
1947.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 11th District, 1999-.
Baptist. Member, Farm
Bureau; National Rifle
Association; Elks.
Still living as of 1999.
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Park Trammell (1876-1936) —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Macon
County, Ala., April 9,
1876.
Son of John W. Trammell and Ida E. (Park) Trammell.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; mayor
of Lakeland, Fla., 1900-02; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-04; member of Florida
state senate 7th District, 1905-09; Florida
state attorney general, 1909-13; Governor of
Florida, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1917-36; died in office 1936.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died May 8,
1936 (age 60 years, 29
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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Lowell Curtis Wadmond (1896-1986) —
also known as Lowell Wadmond —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., March 16,
1896.
Son of Christian George Wadmond and Celia (Jensen) Wadmond.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1952.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons.
Died September
25, 1986 (age 90 years, 193
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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David Elmer Ward (b. 1909) —
also known as David E. Ward —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Florida, September
26, 1909.
Son of David Thomas Ward and Mollie Ethel (Cox) Ward.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
county judge in Florida, 1932-39; member of Florida
state senate, 1939-42; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1948.
Baptist. Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 3,
1937, to Martha Catherine Carlton. |
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Fuller Warren (1905-1973) —
of Marianna, Jackson
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Blountstown, Calhoun
County, Fla., October
3, 1905.
Son of Charles Ryan Warren and Grace (Fuller) Warren.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1926-28, 1938-40; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1928,
1956
(alternate); member Jacksonville city council, 1931-37; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; Governor of
Florida, 1949-53.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Theta
Chi; Elks.
Died in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., September
23, 1973 (age 67 years, 355
days).
Interment at Nettle
Ridge Cemetery, Blountstown, Fla.
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Robert Joseph Wells (1856-1941) —
of Breckenridge, Wilkin
County, Minn.
Born in Mazomanie, Dane
County, Wis., October
4, 1856.
Newspaper
editor; lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 60th District, 1901-10.
Baptist.
Died in Winter Haven, Polk
County, Fla., February
12, 1941 (age 84 years, 131
days).
Interment at Old
Cemetery, Winter Haven, Fla.
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Stephen R. Wise (b. 1941) —
of Florida.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, December
11, 1941.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 13th District, 1989-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 1999.
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