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Duncan Upshaw Fletcher (1859-1936) —
also known as Duncan U. Fletcher —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born near Americus, Sumter
County, Ga., January
6, 1859.
Son of Thomas Jefferson Fletcher and Rebecca Ellen (McCowen)
Fletcher.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1893; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1893-95, 1901-03; Florida
Democratic state chair, 1905-08; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1909-36; died in office 1936.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 17,
1936 (age 77 years, 163
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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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.
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.
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Ossian Bingley Hart (1821-1874) —
also known as Ossian B. Hart —
of Florida.
Born in Florida, January
17, 1821.
Republican. Justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1868-73; Governor of
Florida, 1873-74; died in office 1874.
Died March 18,
1874 (age 53 years, 60
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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George Franklin Drew (1827-1900) —
also known as George F. Drew —
of Florida.
Born August 6,
1827.
Democrat. Governor of
Florida, 1877-81.
Died September
26, 1900 (age 73 years, 51
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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James Piper Taliaferro (1847-1934) —
also known as James P. Taliaferro —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Orange, Orange
County, Va., September
30, 1847.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1899-1911.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., October
6, 1934 (age 87 years, 6
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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William James Bryan (1876-1908) —
also known as William J. Bryan —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born near Fort Mason, Lake
County, Fla., October
10, 1876.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1907-08; died in office 1908.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 22,
1908 (age 31 years, 164
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Napoleon Bonaparte Broward (1857-1910) —
also known as Napoleon B. Broward —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Duval
County, Fla., April 19,
1857.
Son of Napoleon Bonaparte Broward and Mary Dorcas (Parsons) Broward.
Democrat. Steamboat
business; phosphate mining
business; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1900; Governor of
Florida, 1905-09; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1908; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1908.
Died October
1, 1910 (age 53 years, 165
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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William Sherman Jennings (1863-1920) —
also known as W. S. Jennings —
of Brooksville, Hernando
County, Fla.
Born in Centralia, Marion
County, Ill., March 24,
1863.
Son of Josephus W. Jennings and Amanda Jennings.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hernando
County Judge, 1888; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1893-96; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1895; Presidential
Elector for Florida, 1896;
Governor
of Florida, 1901-05; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1904; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1908.
Died February
28, 1920 (age 56 years, 341
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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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.
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James McNair Baker (1821-1892) —
of Florida.
Born in Robeson
County, N.C., July 20,
1821.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1856; state court judge in Florida,
1859-62, 1881-90; Senator
from Florida in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1865-68.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., June 20,
1892 (age 70 years, 336
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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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.
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Noble Andrew Hull (1827-1907) —
of Florida.
Born in Little York, Camden
County, Ga., March 11,
1827.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1860; served in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant
Governor of Florida, 1877-79; U.S.
Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1879-81.
Died January
28, 1907 (age 79 years, 323
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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