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Steven L. Abrams —
of Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Iowa.
Lawyer; mayor
of Boca Raton, Fla., 2001-07.
Still living as of 2007.
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James Waldo Ackerman (1926-1984) —
of Illinois.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., January
1, 1926.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; circuit
judge in Illinois, 1971-76; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1976-79; U.S.
District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, 1979-84;
died in office 1984.
Member, Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Died in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., November
23, 1984 (age 58 years, 327
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alto Adams (1899-1988) —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Delray Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Walton
County, Fla., January
31, 1899.
Son of Lanyer Adams and Octavia (Crosby) Adams; married, June 30,
1925, to Carra Williams.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; circuit
judge in Florida, 1938-40; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1940-51, 1967-68.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks.
Died February
20, 1988 (age 89 years, 20
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Lee Adams, Jr. (b. 1945) —
of Florida.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., April 8,
1945.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Florida, 1979-93; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, 1993-.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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James Calhoun Adkins, Jr. (1915-1994) —
also known as James C. Adkins, Jr. —
of Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., January
18, 1915.
Son of James Calhoun Adkins, Sr. and Elizabeth (Edwards) Adkins;
married, July 15,
1952, to Ethel Fox.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Florida, 1964-69; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1969-87.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Lions; Woodmen;
Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died June 24,
1994 (age 79 years, 157
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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; married 1890 to Minnie
C. Edwards (1872-1955).
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, Orlando, Fla.
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Anthony Boyce Akers (1914-1976) —
also known as Anthony B. Akers —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born near Charlotte, Atascosa
County, Tex., October
19, 1914.
Son of Ambrose B. Akers and Margaret (Long) Akers; married, November
28, 1942, to Jane Pope.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1954, 1956, 1958;
U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, 1961-63.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Federal
Bar Association.
Died, probably from a heart
attack, in Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover
County, N.C., April 1,
1976 (age 61 years, 165
days).
Interment at Berkeley
Chapel Churchyard, Middletown, R.I.
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George Albright (b. 1956) —
of Ocala, Marion
County, Fla.
Born in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., January
20, 1956.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 24th District, 1989-.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1999.
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Clifford Robertson Allen (1912-1978) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., January
6, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1949-51, 1955-59; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1958 (Democratic primary); delegate to
Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1971; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1975-78; died in
office 1978.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 18,
1978 (age 66 years, 163
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Nashville, Tenn.
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George Whiting Allen (b. 1854) —
also known as George W. Allen —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., September
1, 1854.
Son of William Smith Allen and Mary Jane (Sprague) Allen; married, May 26,
1880, to Leonor X. Browne.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of Florida
state senate, 1879-83; candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1896; U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1897-1913; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Florida, 1900
(alternate), 1904,
1908,
1912;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1908 (1st District), 1912 (at-large).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Norwood Francis Allman (1893-1987) —
also known as Norwood F. Allman —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; Union Hall, Franklin
County, Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Port Charlotte, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Born in Union Hall, Franklin
County, Va., July 24,
1893.
Son of John Isaac Allman and Nannie Kate (English) Allman; married 1920 to Mary
Louise Hamilton.
Lawyer; interpreter;
U.S. Vice Consul in Antung, 1917; Nanking, 1918; Tientsin, 1918-19; Tsinanfu, 1919-21; Shanghai, 1921; Chungking, 1921; U.S. Consul in Shanghai, 1922-24.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., February
28, 1987 (age 93 years, 219
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Weston Anderson (1861-1938) —
also known as George W. Anderson —
of Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Wellesley Hills, Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Acworth, Sullivan
County, N.H., September
1, 1861.
Son of David Campbell Anderson and Martha Lucinda (Brigham) Anderson;
married 1897
to Minnie E. Mitchell (died 1906); married, January
25, 1908, to Addie Earle Kenerson.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1911, 1912; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1914-17; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1917-18; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1918-31; took senior
status 1931.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Economic Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla., February
14, 1938 (age 76 years, 166
days).
Cremated.
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James Patton Anderson (1822-1872) —
of Hernando, DeSoto
County, Miss.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.; near Monticello, Jefferson
County, Fla.; Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born near Winchester, Franklin
County, Tenn., February
16, 1822.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican
War; member of Mississippi state legislature, 1850; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1855-57; delegate
to Florida secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Florida to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861;
general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., September
20, 1872 (age 50 years, 217
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Walker Anderson (1801-1857) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Petersburg,
Va., 1801.
Father-in-law of Augustus
Emmet Maxwell; grandfather of Evelyn
C. Maxwell.
Lawyer; member of Florida
territorial House of Representatives; member of Florida
territorial senate; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Escambia County,
1838-39; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Florida, 1841-42; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1851-53.
Died January
18, 1857 (age about 55
years).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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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; married, November
24, 1909, to Margaret Spears.
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, Orlando, Fla.
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John Antoon II (b. 1946) —
of Florida.
Born in Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif., May 16,
1946.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Florida, 1985-95; Judge,
Florida Court of Appeals, 1995-2000; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, 2000-.
Still living as of 2000.
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James Tillinghast Archer (1819-1859) —
also known as James T. Archer —
of Florida.
Born in Gillisonville, Jasper
County, S.C., May 15,
1819.
Son of Hugh Archer and Susan Matilda (Tillinghast) Archer; married to
Mary Brown.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Florida, 1840; secretary of
state of Florida, 1845-48.
The town of Archer, Florida is named for
him.
Died, of heart
disease, in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., June 1,
1859 (age 40 years, 17
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Winston Eugene Arnow (1911-1994) —
of Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.; Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Micanopy, Alachua
County, Fla., March 13,
1911.
Son of Joseph Leslie Arnow and Mabel (Thrasher) Arnow; married, January
11, 1941, to Frances Day Cease.
Lawyer; municipal judge in Florida, 1940-42, 1946-49; major in
the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, 1967-81;
took senior status 1981.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Blue
Key; Elks; Rotary.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., November
28, 1994 (age 83 years, 260
days).
Interment at Roberts
Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Sidney Myer Aronovitz (1920-1997) —
also known as Sidney M. Aronovitz —
of Florida.
Born in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., June 20,
1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1976-88;
took senior status 1988.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died of a kidney
ailment, in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., January
8, 1997 (age 76 years, 202
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Reubin O'Donovan Askew (b. 1928) —
also known as Reubin Askew —
of Florida.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., September
11, 1928.
Son of Leon G. Askew and Alberta Askew; married 1956 to Donna
Lou Harper.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1958-62; member of Florida
state senate, 1962; Governor of
Florida, 1971-79; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1972 ;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1984.
Presbyterian.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 2009.
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Carl Clyde Atkins (1914-1999) —
also known as C. Clyde Atkins —
of Stuart, Martin
County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Coral Gables, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
23, 1914.
Son of C. C. Atkins and Marguerite (Criste) Atkins; married, January
18, 1937, to Esther Castillo.
Lawyer; founder-trustee, Lawyers Title
Guaranty Fund, 1948-66; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1966-99;
died in office 1999.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Kiwanis.
Died in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., March 11,
1999 (age 84 years, 108
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac Wheeler Avery (1837-1897) —
of Dalton, Whitfield
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., May 2,
1837.
Married 1868
to Emma Bivings.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; founder and editor, Atlanta Constitution newspaper;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1872;
secretary
of Georgia Democratic Party, 1872.
Died in 1897
(age about
60 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Bacchus (b. 1949) —
also known as Jim Bacchus —
of Florida.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 21,
1949.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1991-95 (11th District 1991-93, 15th
District 1993-95).
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Howard Hammond Baldrige (1864-1928) —
also known as Howard H. Baldrige —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa., June 26,
1864.
First cousin of William
Lovell Baldrige; father of Howard
Malcolm Baldrige (1894-1985); grandfather of Howard
Malcolm Baldrige (1922-1987).
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1900-01; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1912; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1916.
Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., May 16,
1928 (age 63 years, 325
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Thomas Baltzell (1804-1866) —
of Jackson
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., July 11,
1804.
Lawyer; member
Florida territorial council, 1832; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Jackson County,
1838-39; member of Florida
territorial senate, 1844-46; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1846-50, 1854-60; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1862-63; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Leon County, 1865.
About 1832, he wounded James
D. Westcott in a duel.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., 1866
(age about
61 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Julius Barker (1886-1968) —
also known as William J. Barker —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.; Bartow, Polk
County, Fla.; Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga., June 25,
1886.
Son of William Dobbs Barker and Kate (Agricola) Barker; married, October
20, 1916, to Pauline Eleanor Bigham.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Florida, 1925-40; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1940-59;
took senior status 1959.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died April 13,
1968 (age 81 years, 293
days).
Interment somewhere
in Tampa, Fla.
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Rosemary Barkett (b. 1939) —
of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas,
August
29, 1939.
Catholic
nun; lawyer; circuit judge in Florida, 1979-84; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1985-94; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1992-94; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, 1994-.
Female.
Catholic.
Syrian
ancestry.
Inducted 1986 into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame.
Still living as of 2000.
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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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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; married 1922 to Shadie
Livingston Hamer (1903-1962).
Lawyer; abstract and
title business; mayor of
Orlando, Fla., 1940-52.
Died in 1984
(age about
94 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
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John Oscar Bell (b. 1912) —
also known as John O. Bell —
of Maryland; Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Manila, Philippines
of American parents, October
4, 1912.
Son of John Oscar Bell and Frances Earl (Cooley) Bell; married, July 5,
1934, to Jeannette Shahan (died 1974); married, January
25, 1975, to Ann Lewis.
Democrat. Lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to
Guatamala, 1961-65.
Member, Alpha
Chi Sigma.
Still living as of 1991.
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Samuel P. Bell III (b. 1939) —
also known as Sam Bell —
of Florida.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 21,
1939.
Married to Betty
Castor.
Lawyer; banker;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 28th District, 1980.
Still living as of 2001.
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Charles Edward Bennett (1910-2003) —
also known as Charles E. Bennett —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Canton, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., December
2, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1949-93 (2nd District 1949-67, 3rd
District 1967-93).
Christian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Lions;
Jaycees.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., September
6, 2003 (age 92 years, 278
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Clarence Nathaniel Bergstrom (1895-1969) —
also known as Clarence N. Bergstrom —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Florida.
Born in Blue Island, Cook
County, Ill., July 8,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1932
(alternate), 1940;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1942-43; Judge, Illinois
Court of Claims, 1947.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died in 1969
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis E. Berry, Jr. (1914-2005) —
of Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.; Lady Lake, Lake
County, Fla.
Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., September
5, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer; Cheboygan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-42, 1946-47; served in the U.S.
Army during World War II; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1948;
chair
of Cheboygan County Republican Party, 1950.
Died January
31, 2005 (age 90 years, 148
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gus Michael Bilirakis (b. 1963) —
also known as Gus Bilirakis —
of Palm Harbor, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., February
8, 1963.
Son of Michael
Bilirakis.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 48th District, 1999-2006; U.S.
Representative from Florida 9th District, 2007-.
Eastern
Orthodox. Member, Order of
Ahepa; Moose; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Elks.
Still living as of 2009.
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Michael Bilirakis (b. 1930) —
of Tarpon Springs, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Tarpon Springs, Pinellas
County, Fla., July 16,
1930.
Father of Gus
Michael Bilirakis.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; municipal judge in Florida; U.S.
Representative from Florida 9th District, 1983-2007.
Greek
Orthodox. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles Milton Blackburn (1912-1982) —
also known as Charles Blackburn —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Woodford
County, Ky., May 31,
1912.
Son of Smith Alford Blackburn and Laura (Browning) Blackburn; married
1933 to
Martha Hardesty (divorced).
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
chair
of Woodford County Democratic Party, 1952-55; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in August, 1982
(age 70
years, 0 days).
Interment at Coral Ridge Cemetery, Cape Coral, Fla.
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Sharon Lovelace Blackburn (b. 1950) —
of Alabama.
Born in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., May 7,
1950.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1991-.
Female.
Still living as of 2001.
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Frederick Leonard Blackmon (1873-1921) —
also known as Fred L. Blackmon —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Lime Branch, Polk
County, Ga., September
15, 1873.
Son of Augustus Young Blackmon and Sarah Ann (Ross) Blackmon.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state senate, 1900-10; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1911-21; died in office
1921.
Died in Bartow, Polk
County, Fla., February
8, 1921 (age 47 years, 146
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Anniston, Ala.
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James Lawrence Blair (1854-1904) —
also known as James L. Blair —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April 2,
1854.
Son of Francis
Preston Blair, Jr.; married 1883 to
Apolline Madison Alexander.
Lawyer; president, St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners,
1884; general counsel, St. Louis World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase
Exposition), 1901-03; indicted
in December, 1903, for forgery
of two deeds of trust to obtain
a loan from an estate he managed.
Member, American Bar
Association; Loyal
Legion; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died, either from suicide
(which he attempted at least twice near the end of his life) or from
"congestion
of the brain", in Eustis, Lake
County, Fla., January
16, 1904 (age 49 years, 289
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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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.
Grandson of John
George Jackson; cousin of James
Monroe Jackson.
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, Orlando, Fla.
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William Alexander Blount (1851-1921) —
also known as William A. Blount —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Clarke
County, Ala., October
25, 1851.
Lawyer; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention, 1885; member of Florida
state senate, 1903-05.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died June 15,
1921 (age 69 years, 233
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Oliver Payne Bolton (1917-1972) —
also known as Oliver P. Bolton —
of Mentor, Lake
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
22, 1917.
Great-grandson of Henry
B. Payne; son of Chester
Castle Bolton and Frances
Payne Bolton; married, October
4, 1940, to Adelaide Brownlee.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1953-57, 1963-65.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., December
13, 1972 (age 55 years, 295
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Alan Stephenson Boyd (b. 1922) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., July 20,
1922.
Son of Clarence Boyd and Elizabeth (Stephenson) Boyd; married, April 3,
1943, to Flavil Juanita Townsend.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
U.S.
Secretary of Transportation, 1967-69.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2009.
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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.
Married to Ann Stripling.
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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Thomas Jefferson Boynton (1838-1871) —
also known as Thomas J. Boynton —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Amherst, Lorain
County, Ohio, August
31, 1838.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1861-63; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1864-70;
resigned 1870.
Died, in Bellevue Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 2,
1871 (age 32 years, 244
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Branch (1782-1863) —
of Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Halifax, Halifax
County, N.C., November
4, 1782.
Son of Col. John Branch and Mary (Bradford) Branch; married to
Elizabeth Fort and Eliza Jordan; uncle of Lawrence
O'Bryan Branch; granduncle of William
Augustus Blount Branch.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1811, 1813-17, 1834; Governor of
North Carolina, 1817-20; federal
judge, 1822; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1823-29; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1829-31; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1831-33; delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1835; Governor of
Florida Territory, 1844-45.
Episcopalian.
Died of pneumonia,
in Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C., January
4, 1863 (age 80 years, 61
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Enfield, N.C.
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William Henry Brockenbrough (1812-1850) —
also known as William H. Brockenbrough —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Virginia, February
23, 1812.
Nephew of William
Brockenbrough; first cousin of John
White Brockenbrough.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1837; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Florida, 1838-40; member of
Florida
state senate, 1840-44; U.S.
Representative from Florida at-large, 1846-47.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., January
28, 1850 (age 37 years, 339
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Isaac Hopkins Bronson (1802-1855) —
also known as Isaac H. Bronson —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.; St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla.; Palatka, Putnam
County, Fla.
Born in Rutland, Jefferson
County, N.Y., October
16, 1802.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1837-39; district
judge in New York 5th District, 1839-40; district judge in Florida,
1840; circuit judge in Florida, 1845; U.S.
District Judge for Florida, 1846-47; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, 1847-55;
died in office 1855.
Died in Palatka, Putnam
County, Fla., August
13, 1855 (age 52 years, 301
days).
Interment at Episcopal
Church Cemetery, Palatka, Fla.
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Franklin Eli Brooks (1860-1916) —
also known as Franklin E. Brooks —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Sturbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., November
19, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Colorado at-large, 1903-07.
Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., February
7, 1916 (age 55 years, 80
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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James Emilius Broome (1808-1883) —
also known as James E. Broome; "The Veto
Governor" —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Fernandina (now part of Fernandina Beach), Nassau
County, Fla.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hamburg, Aiken
County, S.C., December
15, 1808.
Son of John Broome and Jeanette (Witherspoon) Broome; father of John
Dozier Broome and James
E. Broome.
Democrat. Merchant;
planter;
lawyer; probate judge in Florida, 1843-48; Governor of
Florida, 1853-57; member of Florida
state senate, 1861.
Died in DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla., November
23, 1883 (age 74 years, 343
days).
Original interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, DeLand, Fla.; reinterment in 1897 somewhere
in Quincy, Fla.
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John Dozier Broome (d. 1898) —
also known as John D. Broome —
of DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla.; Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Son of James
Emilius Broome; brother of James
E. Broome.
Lawyer; delegate to
Florida state constitutional convention, 1885; circuit judge in
Florida, 1887-98; died in office 1898.
Died, apparently due to a stroke and
Bright's
disease, in Sewanee, Franklin
County, Tenn., November
4, 1898.
Burial
location unknown.
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Armstead Brown (b. 1875) —
of Lafayette, Chambers
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Talbotton, Talbot
County, Ga., June 6,
1875.
Son of Henry Clay Brown and Susan Agnes (Dowdell) Brown; married, November
21, 1901, to Elizabeth Dowdell.
Lawyer; Chambers
County Solicitor, 1898-1902; municipal judge in Alabama, 1911-15;
general solicitor, Florida East Coast Railway,
and Florida East Coast Hotel
Co.; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1925-46; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1925-26.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Wesley Brown (1915-2000) —
also known as Paul W. Brown —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
14, 1915.
Son of William Brown and Mary E. (Foster) Brown; married, November
8, 1942, to Helen Louise Page.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War
II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948;
Judge, Ohio Court of
Appeals, 1960-64; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1964-68, 1973-81; Ohio
state attorney general, 1969-71; candidate in primary for Governor of
Ohio, 1970.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease at a nursing
home in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., November
17, 2000 (age 85 years, 308
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jefferson Beale Browne (b. 1857) —
also known as Jefferson B. Browne —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., June 6,
1857.
Son of Joseph Beverly Browne and Mary Nieves (Ximenez) Browne;
married, June 19,
1889, to Frances Williams Atkinson.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1888;
member of Florida
state senate, 1891-95; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1893-97; receiver, Key West Electric
Light and Street
Car Co., 1898; member of Democratic
National Committee from Florida, 1904-08; Presidential Elector
for Florida, 1912;
justice
of Florida state supreme court, 1917-25; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1917-23; circuit judge in
Florida, 1925.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Interment at Key
West Cemetery, Key West, Fla.
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Nathan Philemon Bryan (1872-1935) —
also known as Nathan P. Bryan —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born near Fort Mason, Orange County (now Lake
County), Fla., April 23,
1872.
Son of John M. Bryan and Louisa M. (Norton) Bryan; married, October
26, 1898, to Julia Smith; brother of William
James Bryan.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1911-17; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1920-35; died in
office 1935.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., August 8,
1935 (age 63 years, 107
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) —
also known as William J. Bryan; "The Great
Commoner"; "The Peerless Leader";
"The Silver-Tongued Orator"; "The Boy Orator
of the Platte"; "The Niagaric
Nebraskan" —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., March 19,
1860.
Son of Silas
Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan (1834-1896);
married, October
1, 1884, to Mary Elizabeth Baird (1860-1930); cousin of William
Sherman Jennings; brother of Charles
Wayland Bryan and Mary Elizabeth Bryan (1873-1962; who married Thomas
Stinson Allen); father of Ruth
Bryan Owen; grandfather of Helen
Rudd Brown.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1891-95; candidate for
President
of the United States, 1896, 1900, 1908; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1904,
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1920;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1913-15; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Pi; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Dayton, Rhea
County, Tenn., July 26,
1925 (age 65 years, 129
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Bryan County,
Okla. is named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: William
J. Bryan Jarvis
— W.
J. Bryan Dorn
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| | | Cross-reference: Clarence
S. Darrow — Willis
J. Abbot |
| | | See also Bryan-Jennings
family of Illinois |
| | | Campaign slogan (1896): "Sixteen to
one." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books about William Jennings Bryan:
Robert W. Cherny, A
Righteous Cause : The Life of William Jennings Bryan —
Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 1: Political Evangelist,
1860-1908 — Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 2: Progressive Politician and Moral Statesman,
1909-1915 — Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 3: Political Puritan, 1915-1925 —
Michael Kazin, A
Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan |
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Cecil Farris Bryant (1914-2002) —
also known as C. Farris Bryant —
of Ocala, Marion
County, Fla.
Born in Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., July 26,
1914.
Son of Charles Cecil Bryant and Lela (Farris) Bryant; married, September
18, 1940, to Julia Burnett.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1942, 1946-55; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1953-54; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1952,
1960
(alternate); Governor of
Florida, 1961-65.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Jaycees;
Alpha
Kappa Psi; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, in a hospital
at Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., March 1,
2002 (age 87 years, 218
days).
Interment at Highland
Memorial Park, Ocala, Fla.
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Susan C. Bucklew (b. 1942) —
Born in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., 1942.
Lawyer; county judge in Florida, 1982-86; circuit judge in
Florida, 1986-93; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, 1993-2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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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; married, September
14, 1904, to Mary C. Munroe (died 1924); married, January
27, 1926, to Mary Hollingsworth.
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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Robert Bullock (1828-1905) —
of Ocala, Marion
County, Fla.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., December
8, 1828.
Son of Richard Bullock (1781-1841) and Mildred (Walker) Bullock
(1784-1854); married, May 7,
1852, to Amanda Loretta Waterman (1835-1904); uncle of Julian
Shakespeare Carr; father of William
Simeon Bullock.
Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; probate judge in Florida, 1866; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1879; U.S.
Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1889-93; county judge
in Florida, 1903-05.
Died in Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., July 27,
1905 (age 76 years, 231
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Ocala, Fla.
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William Simeon Bullock (1856-1935) —
of Ocala, Marion
County, Fla.
Born in Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., May 16,
1856.
Son of Robert
Bullock; first cousin of Julian
Shakespeare Carr; married to Willie Alice Reddick.
Lawyer; judge of
criminal court in Florida, 1882; circuit judge in Florida;
appointed 1901.
Died May 28,
1935 (age 79 years, 12
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Ocala, Fla.
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Adrian Paul Burke (1904-2000) —
also known as Adrian P. Burke —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., October
2, 1904.
Son of Thomas F. Burke and Rose Mary Daw Burke; married, December
27, 1934, to Edith Martin.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 13th District, 1938;
judge
of New York Court of Appeals, 1955-73.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Lauderhill, Broward
County, Fla., September
3, 2000 (age 95 years, 337
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Herbert Burke (1913-1993) —
of Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
14, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1967-79 (10th District 1967-73, 12th
District 1973-79); defeated, 1955 (6th District), 1978 (12th
District); delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1972.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Eagles; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Moose; Kiwanis.
Arrested
in 1978 for being drunk
and disruptive in the parking lot of a strip
club; pleaded
guilty to public
drunkenness, disorderly conduct and witness
tampering.
Died in Fern Park, Seminole
County, Fla., June 16,
1993 (age 80 years, 153
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Johnnie Byrd, Jr. (b. 1951) —
of Plant City, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Brewton, Escambia
County, Ala., February
18, 1951.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 62nd District, 1997-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1999.
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Edward Carrington Cabell (1816-1896) —
also known as Edward C. Cabell —
of Jefferson
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Richmond,
Va., February
5, 1816.
Lawyer; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Jefferson County,
1838-39; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1845-46, 1847-53 (at-large 1845-46,
1847-51, 1st District 1851-53); colonel in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; member of Missouri
state senate, 1878-82.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., February
28, 1896 (age 80 years, 23
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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John Levi Cable (1884-1971) —
also known as John L. Cable —
of Lima, Allen
County, Ohio.
Born in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, April 15,
1884.
Great-grandson of Joseph
Cable; son of Davis J. Cable and Mary (Harnley) Cable; married to
Rhea Watson.
Republican. Lawyer; director and counsel, Lima Telephone and
Telegraph Co., Napoleon Telephone
Co., Lima Toledo Railroad,
Lima City Street
Railway Co.; Allen
County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1921-25, 1929-33;
defeated, 1912; candidate in primary for Governor of
Ohio, 1924; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1936.
Episcopalian
or Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Grange; Junior
Order; Kiwanis.
Died in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, September
15, 1971 (age 87 years, 153
days).
Entombed at St.
Boniface Episcopal Church, Sarasota, Fla.
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Ted Cabot (1917-1971) —
Born in Hobe Sound, Martin
County, Fla., February
5, 1917.
Lawyer; member of Florida
state senate, 1954-58; circuit judge in Florida, 1959-66; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1966-71;
died in office 1971.
Died December
4, 1971 (age 54 years, 302
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Augustine Caffrey (1920-1993) —
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., October
2, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
District Judge for Massachusetts, 1960-86; took senior status
1986; senior judge,
1986-93.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., October
6, 1993 (age 73 years, 4
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Millard Fillmore Caldwell, Jr. (1897-1984) —
also known as Millard F. Caldwell, Jr. —
of Milton, Santa Rosa
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
6, 1897.
Son of Millard Fillmore Caldwell and Martha Jane (Clapp) Caldwell;
married, February
14, 1925, to Mary Rebecca Harwood.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from Florida 3rd District, 1933-41; Governor of
Florida, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1948,
1956;
justice
of Florida state supreme court, 1962-69.
Protestant.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Newcomen
Society; American
Legion; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Blue Key.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., October
23, 1984 (age 87 years, 260
days).
Interment at Harwood
Plantation Cemetery, Leon County, Fla.
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Courtney Warren Campbell (1895-1971) —
also known as Courtney W. Campbell —
of Florida.
Born in Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo., April 29,
1895.
Son of Thomas C. Campbell and Ellen (Minor) Campbell; married 1933 to
Henrietta Hisgen.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
business
executive; citrus
grower; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1953-55; defeated, 1954.
Christian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla., December
22, 1971 (age 76 years, 237
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
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William Joseph Campbell (1905-1988) —
also known as William J. Campbell —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lake Worth, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 19,
1905.
Son of John Campbell and Christina (Larson) Campbell; married 1937 to Mary
Agnes Cloherty.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1938-40; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1940-70;
chairman, board of trustees, St. Agnes Hospital.
Catholic.
Died, in Good Samaritan Hospital,
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., October
19, 1988 (age 83 years, 214
days).
Interment at Queen
of Peace Cemetery, Loxahatchee, Fla.
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Charles Terrance Canady (b. 1954) —
also known as Charles T. Canady —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., June 22,
1954.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1985-90; candidate for Florida
state senate, 1990; U.S.
Representative from Florida 12th District, 1993-2001.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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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.
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.
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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Gaston Cantens (b. 1961) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., 1961.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 114th District, 1999-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 2004.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 2004.
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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; married, July 30,
1912, to Nell Ray; distant relative of Vassar
B. 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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Francis Beauregard Carter (b. 1861) —
also known as Francis B. Carter —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Neel's Landing, Jackson
County, Fla., August
12, 1861.
Son of Francis M. G. Carter and Sarah Yancy (Boone) Carter; married,
April
27, 1885, to Margaret H. Dickson (died 1932).
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1897-1905; appointed 1897; resigned
1905; circuit judge in Florida, 1905-07.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kathy Castor (b. 1966) —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., August
20, 1966.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2000; Hillsborough
County Commissioner, 2002-06; U.S.
Representative from Florida 11th District, 2007-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2009.
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Walter Marion Chandler (1867-1935) —
also known as Walter M. Chandler —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Yazoo
County, Miss., December
8, 1867.
Son of King David Chandler and Mary Frances (Harrison) Chandler.
Republican. Cowboy; school
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1913-19, 1921-23;
defeated, 1922, 1924.
Died, from a heart
attack and intestinal
malady, in Post-Graduate Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 16,
1935 (age 67 years, 98
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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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;
married, June 17,
1930, to Edith L. Lanier.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1937-52.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Venroe Chappell, Jr. (1922-1989) —
also known as William V. Chappell, Jr.; Bill
Chappell —
of Ocala, Marion
County, Fla.
Born in Kendrick, Marion
County, Fla., February
3, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
Marion
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1950-54; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1954-64, 1967-68; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1961-63; U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1969-89; defeated, 1988.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 30,
1989 (age 67 years, 55
days).
Interment at Kendrick
Memorial Gardens, Kendrick, Fla.
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Gwendolyn Sawyer Cherry (1923-1979) —
also known as Gwen Cherry —
of Florida.
Born in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., 1923.
Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1971-79.
Female.
African
ancestry.
first
black woman elected to the Florida legislature; inducted 1986 into
the Florida Women's Hall of Fame.
Died, in an automobile
accident, in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., 1979
(age about
56 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Michael Citron (1896-1976) —
also known as William M. Citron —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., August
29, 1896.
Son of Benjamin L. Citron and Dora (Newmark) Citron.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Middletown, 1927-31; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1935-39; defeated, 1928
(2nd District), 1938 (at-large).
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Titusville, Brevard
County, Fla., June 7,
1976 (age 79 years, 283
days).
Interment at Congregation
Adath Israel Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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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; married to
Mary Ellen Mays.
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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Robert Spratt Cockrell (b. 1866) —
also known as Robert S. Cockrell —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Livingston, Sumter
County, Ala., January
22, 1866.
Son of Augustus William Cockrell and Susan (Spratt) Cockrell;
married, October
28, 1903, to Courtney Walker (daughter of David
Shelby Walker).
Lawyer; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1902-17.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mary Stallings Coleman (1914-2001) —
also known as Mary S. Coleman; Mary Leslie
Stallings —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Forney, Kaufman
County, Tex., June 24,
1914.
Daughter of Leslie C. Stallings and Agnes (Huther) Stallings; married
1939 to Creighton
R. Coleman.
Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in Michigan, 1961-72; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1973-82; resigned 1982; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1979-82.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Junior
League; Altrusa;
American
Legion Auxiliary; American
Association of University Women; Beta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Died, of cancer, in
Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., November
27, 2001 (age 87 years, 156
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Charles Barnard Collingwood (1860-1937) —
also known as Charles B. Collingwood —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass., May 1,
1860.
Son of Rebecca Wyman (Richardson) Collingwood (1815-1886) and Joseph
Walworth Collingwood (1822-1862); married, August
18, 1887, to Harriet Campbell Thomas (1861-1921).
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1899-1900; postmaster;
circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1909-35; appointed 1909;
defeated, 1935.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died a few hours later, in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
24, 1937 (age 76 years, 299
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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;
married, January
30, 1934, to Josephine
Staten Hardman (daughter of Lamartine
Griffin Hardman).
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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Thomas LeRoy Collins (1909-1991) —
also known as LeRoy Collins —
of Florida.
Born in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., March 10,
1909.
Son of Marvin H. Collins and Mattie (Brandon) Collins; married, June 29,
1932, to Mary Call Darby (great-granddaughter of Richard
Keith Call).
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1934-40; member of Florida
state senate 8th District, 1940-54; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; Governor of
Florida, 1955-61; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died of cancer, in
Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., March 12,
1991 (age 82 years, 2
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Leon County, Fla.
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George Hamilton Combs, Jr. (1899-1977) —
also known as George H. Combs, Jr. —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., May 2,
1899.
Son of George Hamilton Combs; married 1921 to Mary
Chase.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1927-29; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., November
29, 1977 (age 78 years, 211
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Barber Benjamin Conable, Jr. (1922-2003) —
also known as Barber B. Conable, Jr. —
of Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y.; Alexander, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Warsaw, Wyoming
County, N.Y., November
2, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; member of New York
state senate 53rd District, 1963-64; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-85 (37th District 1965-73,
35th District 1973-83, 30th District 1983-85); president, World Bank.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Jaycees.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., November
30, 2003 (age 81 years, 28
days).
Interment somewhere
in Alexander, N.Y.
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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; married 1930 to Mildred
Thompson.
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 W. Cooper (b. 1897) —
of Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Glenfield, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
24, 1897.
Son of John W. Cooper and Catherine A. (Smith) Cooper; married to
Helen Lillian Weisheit.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 15th
District, 1939-56.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Tarr Copeland (1813-1893) —
also known as Joseph T. Copeland —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Orchard Lake, Oakland
County, Mich.; Orange Park, Clay
County, Fla.
Born in Newcastle, Lincoln
County, Maine, May 6,
1813.
Son of Royal Copeland (1790-1861) and Alice (Davis) Copeland
(1797-1877); married, July 19,
1835, to Mary Jane Wilson (died 1888); fourth cousin once removed
of George
Morey Copeland; brother of Roscoe
Pulaski Copeland; uncle of Royal
Samuel Copeland.
Lawyer; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1850-51; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1852-57; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Clay
County Judge, 1881.
Died in Orange Park, Clay
County, Fla., May 7,
1893 (age 80 years, 1
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Orange Park, Fla.
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George W. Cornell (1896-1988) —
of Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
29, 1896.
Son of George W. Cornell and Minnie C. Cornell.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of New York
state senate 31st District, 1959-64; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 36th District, 1967.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March 24,
1988 (age 91 years, 177
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James La Fayette Cottrell (1808-1885) —
also known as James L. F. Cottrell —
of Hayneville, Lowndes
County, Ala.
Born near King William, King William
County, Va., August
25, 1808.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1834, 1836-37; member of Alabama
state senate, 1838-41; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1846-47; member of Florida
state senate, 1865-85.
Died in Cedar Key, Levy
County, Fla., September
7, 1885 (age 77 years, 13
days).
Interment at Old
Town Cemetery, Old Town, Fla.
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William Cato Cramer (1922-2003) —
also known as William C. Cramer; Bill Cramer;
"Mr. Republican" —
of St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.; Tarpon Springs, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Denver,
Colo., August 4,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; member of Florida state legislature, 1950-52; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1955-71 (1st District 1955-63, 12th
District 1963-67, 8th District 1967-71); defeated, 1952; first
Republican congressman from Florida since Reconstruction; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 1960,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Florida, 1964-68; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1970; Presidential Elector for Florida, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Amvets; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Order of
Ahepa.
Died, from complications of a heart
attack, in South Pasadena, Pinellas
County, Fla., October
18, 2003 (age 81 years, 75
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Fred C. Cubberly (1869-1932) —
also known as Fred Cubberly —
of Cedar Key, Levy
County, Fla.; Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo., October
28, 1869.
Son of George Cubberly and Sarah (Frazier) Cubberly; married, October
20, 1903, to M. Etta Hancock.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, 1909-13, 1921-32;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1912
(alternate), 1920;
municipal judge in Florida, 1914; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1920.
Died in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., August
11, 1932 (age 62 years, 288
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Archer, Fla.
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William Alexander Cunnea (1868-1937) —
also known as William A. Cunnea —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ireland,
September
22, 1868.
Father of William
Alexander Cunnea II.
Lawyer; Socialist candidate for various offices; defense
attorney for Eugene
V. Debs at one of his sedition trials.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Fort Worth (unknown
county), Fla., March 13,
1937 (age 68 years, 172
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Willard Sevier Curtin (1905-1996) —
also known as Willard S. Curtin —
of Morrisville, Bucks
County, Pa.; Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., November
28, 1905.
Great-grandnephew of Andrew
Gregg Curtin; son of William S. Curtin and Edna G. (Mountford)
Curtin; married to Geraldine Hartman.
Republican. Lawyer; Bucks
County District Attorney, 1949-53; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1957-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Rotary.
Died February
4, 1996 (age 90 years, 68
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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