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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.
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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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 September, 1969
(age 74
years, 0 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.
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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John Cosgrove (b. 1949) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Coral Gables, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., July 21,
1949.
Son of Vivian
Rafferty Cosgrove.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 119th District, 1981-84,
1987-2000; candidate for Florida
state treasurer, 2000.
Catholic.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi Alpha Delta; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2000.
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Fred Henry Davis (1894-1937) —
also known as Fred H. Davis —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., May 18,
1894.
Son of Fred Henry Davis and Annie E. (Pearson) Davis.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Leon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-20; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1921-27; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1927; Florida
state attorney general, 1927-31; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1931-37; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1933-35.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Reserve
Officers Association; American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Lions.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., June 20,
1937 (age 43 years, 33
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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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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Edward Ernest Fay (1887-1977) —
also known as Edward E. Fay —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
27, 1887.
Son of Frederick J. Fay and Evelyn Louise (Armstrong) Fay.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1925-27;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees;
Phi Alpha Delta.
Died in Pinellas
County, Fla., September
4, 1977 (age 89 years, 281
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Curtis Levine (b. 1947) —
also known as Curt Levine —
of Florida.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., November
21, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 89th District, 1999-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000.
Jewish.
Member, Phi Alpha Delta; B'nai
B'rith; Jewish
War Veterans.
Still living as of 2000.
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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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Stacy Joy Ritter (b. 1960) —
also known as Stacy J. Ritter —
of Parkland, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1960.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 96th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, Phi Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 2008.
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