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Elks
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
in Florida
Politician members

• Bert Leigh Acker (b. 1882) — also known as Bert L. Acker — of Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., 1882. Republican. Presidential Elector for Florida, 1928; candidate for U.S. Representative from Florida 4th District, 1940, 1942; candidate for Governor of Florida, 1944, 1948; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1948, 1952. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Alto Adams (b. 1899) — of Tallahassee, Leon 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. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Calhoun Adkins, Jr. (b. 1915) — 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; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Lions; Moose; Woodmen; Phi Delta Phi; Pi Kappa Alpha. Still living as of 1987.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Tenn.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; Elks; Rotary; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Phi Epsilon; Tau Kappa Alpha. Died in Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla., November 28, 1994. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Robert S. Bainbridge (1913-1959) — of St. George, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., January 21, 1913. Republican. Insurance broker; member of New York state senate, 1943-46 (24th District 1943-44, 17th District 1945-46); defeated, 1947. Member, Eagles; Elks; Lions; Royal Arcanum; Lambda Chi Alpha. Died in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Fla., June, 1959. Interment at Dixie Highway Cemetery, Vandalia, Ohio.
  
  
• Stan Bainter (b. 1931) — of Florida. Born in Macomb, McDonough County, Ill., January 23, 1931. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Florida state house of representatives 25th District, 1987-. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Elks; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1999.
  
  
• Raymond L. Baker (1906-1999) — of Berkley, Oakland County, Mich.; Farmington, Oakland County, Mich.; Largo, Pinellas County, Fla. Born in Lake Orion, Oakland County, Mich., September 10, 1906. Republican. Pharmacist; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1961-74 (Oakland County 4th District 1961-64, 64th District 1965-74). Protestant. Member, Elks; Exchange Club. Died January 6, 1999. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Delta Theta Phi. Died in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla., February 5, 1986. Interment at East Liberty Cemetery, East Liberty, Mich.
  
  
• Alfred Florian Beiter (1894-1974) — also known as Alfred F. Beiter — of Williamsville, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Clarence, Erie County, N.Y., July 7, 1894. Son of Nicholas I. Beiter and Elizabeth (Wyman) Beiter; married, November 19, 1919, to Caroline A. Kibler. Democrat. Merchant; U.S. Representative from New York 41st District, 1933-39, 1941-43; defeated, 1942. Catholic. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Rotary. Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Fla., March 11, 1974. Interment at Boca Raton Cemetery, Boca Raton, Fla.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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, Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Order of Ahepa; Rotary. Still living as of 2008.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Woodmen. Died in Orlando, Orange County, Fla., January 15, 1928. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  • See also Bolton-Payne family of Ohio
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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 for Key West, Fla., 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.
  
  
• 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; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Jaycees; Rotary; Alpha Kappa Psi; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Delta Phi. Died, in a hospital at Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., March 1, 2002. Interment at Highland Memorial Park, Ocala, Fla.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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. 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; Disabled American Veterans; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks; Kiwanis; Moose. 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 June 16, 1993. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Haydon Burns (1912-1987) — also known as Haydon Burns — of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 17, 1912. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; public relations business; mayor of Jacksonville, Fla., 1949-65; Governor of Florida, 1965-67. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Alpha Kappa Psi; Phi Sigma Kappa; Sigma Phi Epsilon. Died November 22, 1987. Interment somewhere in Jacksonville, Fla.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Fred Ernst Busbey (1895-1966) — also known as Fred E. Busbey — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Tuscola, Douglas County, Ill., February 8, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1943-45, 1947-49, 1951-55; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1954. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Shriners; Elks; Phi Kappa Sigma. Died in Cocoa Beach, Brevard County, Fla., February 11, 1966. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; Grange; Freemasons; Elks; Junior Order; Kiwanis; Moose. Died in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, September 15, 1971. Entombed at St. Boniface Episcopal Church, Sarasota, Fla.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Harry Pulliam Cain (1906-1979) — also known as Harry P. Cain — of Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., January 10, 1906. Republican. Mayor of Tacoma, Wash., 1940; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1946-53; defeated, 1944. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Eagles; Elks; Kiwanis; Phi Delta Theta. Died in Miami Lakes, Miami-Dade County, Fla., March 3, 1979. Cremated; ashes scattered.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; justice of Florida state supreme court, 1962-69. Protestant. Member, American Judicature Society; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Blue Key; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Newcomen Society; Alpha Kappa Psi; Kappa Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla., October 23, 1984. Interment at Harwood Plantation Cemetery, Leon County, Fla.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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 cousin twice removed of Mark Anthony Cooper; son of E. S. Candler and Julia (Bevill) Candler; cousin of Allen Daniel Candler; nephew of Milton Anthony 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. 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; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died in Corinth, Alcorn County, Miss., December 18, 1944. Interment at Henry Cemetery, Corinth, Miss.
  • See also Candler family of Georgia
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Distant relative of Vassar B. Carlton. Democrat. Member of Florida state senate, 1917-19; Governor of Florida, 1929-33; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1948, 1952. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Moose. Died in a nursing home at Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla., October 25, 1972. Interment at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Fla.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• John Andrew Cherberg (1910-1992) — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla., October 17, 1910. Lieutenant Governor of Washington, 1957-89; candidate for mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1964. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Moose. Died April 8, 1992. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
  
  
• 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, Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Washington, D.C., April 14, 1936. Interment at Wildwood Cemetery, Bartow, Fla.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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, 1912, 1928, 1948; Governor of Florida, 1937-41. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary. Died July 28, 1948. Interment at Prospect Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Near White Springs, Hamilton County, Fla.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Marcus Allen Coolidge (1865-1947) — also known as Marcus A. Coolidge — of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Westminster, Worcester County, Mass., October 6, 1865. Son of Ellen Drusilla (Allen) Coolidge and Frederick Spaulding Coolidge; married, October 1, 1898, to Ethel Louise Warren. Democrat. Chairmaker; builder; president, Fitchburg Machine Works; president, Seneca Falls (N.Y.) Machine Co., manufacturers of machine tools; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1902, 1904; mayor of Fitchburg, Mass., 1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920, 1924, 1932, 1936; Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1928; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1931-37. Universalist. Member, Elks. Died in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Fla., January 23, 1947. Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Westminster, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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, American Legion; Amvets; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Moose; Order of Ahepa. Died, from complications of a heart attack, in South Pasadena, Pinellas County, Fla., October 18, 2003. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; married, February 3, 1921, to Frances M. Chambers. 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; American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Reserve Officers Association; Sons of Confederate Veterans; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Lions; Odd Fellows; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in 1937. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Marion Lindsay Dawson — of Richmond, Va.; Suffolk County, N.Y.; Brooksville, Hernando County, Fla. Born in Scottsville, Albemarle County, Va. Married 1903 to Alice Taylor. Lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1915-19; campaign manager for Gov. Cary A. Hardee. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Redmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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; married, November 23, 1933, to Frances Blois Baker. Democrat. Lawyer; Florida state attorney general, 1949-64; justice of Florida state supreme court, 1964-75. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Exchange Club; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Kappa Tau. Still living as of 1975.
  
  
• James S. Farnsworth (1907-2003) — of Otsego, Allegan County, Mich.; Allegan, Allegan County, Mich.; Plainwell, Allegan County, Mich. Born in Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Mich., June 29, 1907. Son of Lewis Farnsworth and Etta (Griffith) Farnsworth; married to Margery Meyle. Republican. Automobile dealer; mayor of Otsego, Mich., 1940-41; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Allegan County, 1961-62; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1963-74 (Allegan County 1963-64, 55th District 1965-72, 54th District 1973-74); defeated in primary, 1974. Protestant. Member, Farm Bureau; Elks; Rotary. Died in Florida, June 26, 2003. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Aimé Joseph Forand (1895-1972) — also known as Aimé J. Forand — of Cumberland, Providence County, R.I. Born in Fall River, Bristol County, Mass., May 23, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1923-27; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1937-39, 1941-61. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Fla., January 18, 1972. Interment at Boca Raton Mausoleum, Boca Raton, Fla.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Don Fuqua (b. 1933) — of Altha, Calhoun County, Fla. Born in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., August 20, 1933. Son of J. D. Fuqua and Lucille (Langford) Fuqua; married, December 20, 1955, to Doris Akidakis. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1959-62; U.S. Representative from Florida, 1963-87 (9th District 1963-67, 2nd District 1967-87). Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Jaycees; Rotary; Woodmen; Alpha Gamma Rho. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Robert Andrew Gray (1882-1975) — also known as R. A. Gray — of Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla. Born in Concord, Pike County, Ga., August 2, 1882. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of state of Florida, 1930-61; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1940. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Newcomen Society; Rotary; Woodmen. Died in Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla., 1975. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Andrew Haley (1899-1981) — also known as James A. Haley; Jim Haley — of Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla. Born in Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Ala., January 4, 1899. Son of Andrew Jackson Haley and Mary Lee (Stevenson) Haley; married to Aubrey B. Ringling. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant; chair of Sarasota County Democratic Party, 1925-53; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1949-52; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1952 (alternate), 1960; U.S. Representative from Florida, 1953-77 (7th District 1953-73, 8th District 1973-77). Methodist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Sons of the American Revolution; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks. Former president and director, Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus. Died in Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla., August 6, 1981. Interment at Boca Raton Cemetery, Boca Raton, Fla.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; married, February 7, 1900, to Maud Randell. 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; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen. Died November 21, 1957. Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Madison, Fla. Hardee County, Fla. is named for him.
  • Cross-reference: Marion Lindsay Dawson
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Forest Arthur Harness (1895-1974) — also known as Forest A. Harness — of Kokomo, Howard County, Ind. Born in Kokomo, Howard County, Ind., June 24, 1895. Son of Oscar Melvin Harness and Elfie Marie (Willits) Harness; married, August 15, 1917, to Amy Bernardine Rose. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Howard County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24; represented the United States in the attempt to extradite Samuel Insull from Greece, 1932-34; U.S. Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1939-49; defeated, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1948. Protestant. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Delta Chi. Died in Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla., July 29, 1974. Entombed in mausoleum at Crown Point Cemetery, Kokomo, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Edward J. Healey (1924-2000) — of Florida. Born in Elmhurst, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., July 26, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Florida state house of representatives 86th District, 1974-80, 1982-84, 1986-2000; defeated, 1972, 1980, 1984; died in office 2000. Catholic. Member, American Association of Retired Persons; Audubon Society; Common Cause; Sierra Club; Urban League; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Knights of Columbus. While attending a primary victory rally for Al Gore, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, and died the next day at a hospital at Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla., March 15, 2000. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Albert Sydney Herlong, Jr. (1909-1995) — also known as Albert S. Herlong, Jr. — of Leesburg, Lake County, Fla. Born in Manistee, Monroe County, Ala., February 14, 1909. Son of Albert Sydney Herlong and Cora (Knight) Herlong; married, December 26, 1930, to Mary Alice Youmans. Democrat. Lawyer; county judge in Florida, 1936-48; U.S. Representative from Florida, 1949-69 (5th District 1949-67, 4th District 1967-69); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1952. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Odd Fellows; Pi Kappa Phi. Died in Leesburg, Lake County, Fla., December 27, 1995. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Spessard Lindsey Holland (1892-1971) — also known as Spessard L. Holland — of Bartow, Polk County, Fla. Born in Bartow, Polk County, Fla., July 10, 1892. Son of Benjamin Franklin Holland and Fannie V. (Spessard) Holland; married, February 8, 1919, to Mary Agnes Groover. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; county judge in Florida, 1921-29; member of Florida state senate, 1932-40; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1940, 1948, 1952; Governor of Florida, 1941-45; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1946-71. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi. Sponsor of 24th Amendment outlawing the poll tax. Died in Bartow, Polk County, Fla., November 6, 1971. Interment at Wildwood Cemetery, Bartow, Fla.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Pehr Gustaf Holmes (1881-1952) — also known as Pehr G. Holmes — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Sweden, April 9, 1881. Married to Freda C. Johnson (died 1936). Republican. Manufacturer; mayor of Worcester, Mass., 1917-19; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council 7th District, 1925-28; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1931-47; defeated, 1946. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Redmen. Died in Venice, Sarasota County, Fla., December 19, 1952. Interment at Old Swedish Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Richard Joseph Hughes (1909-1992) — also known as Richard J. Hughes — of New Jersey. Born in Florence, Burlington County, N.J., August 10, 1909. Father of Brian M. Hughes; step-father of Michael Murphy. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1938; chair of Mercer County Democratic Party, 1944-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1948 (alternate), 1968, 1972; county judge in New Jersey, 1948-52; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1952-61; Governor of New Jersey, 1962-70; member of Democratic National Committee from New Jersey, 1970-73; chief justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1973-81. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died, of congestive heart failure, in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Fla., December 7, 1992. Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.
  • See also Hughes-Murphy family of New Jersey
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Lawrence E. Imhoff (1895-1988) — of St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio. Born in Round Bottom, Monroe County, Ohio, December 28, 1895. Son of Eugene A. Imhoff and Laura (Clegg) Imhoff; married, September 1, 1923, to Martha Elizabeth Korn. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; probate judge in Ohio, 1925-33; U.S. Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1933-39, 1941-43; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in North Fort Myers, Lee County, Fla., April 18, 1988. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Lake Jones (b. 1867) — of Florida. Born in Vicksburg, Warren County, Miss., February 10, 1867. Republican. U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1924-. Episcopalian. Member, Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Everett Kelly (b. 1926) — of Florida. Born in Foley, Baldwin County, Ala., September 2, 1926. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; pharmacist; member of Florida state house of representatives 42nd District, 1979-. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Grotto; Elks; Kiwanis; Moose. Still living as of 1999.
  
  
• Raymer Francis Maguire (b. 1890) — also known as Raymer F. Maguire — of Orlando, Orange County, Fla. Born in Ocoee, Orange County, Fla., November 30, 1890. Son of David Oscar Maguire and Margaret Martha (Francis) Maguire; married, January 8, 1920, to Ruth Mabel McCullough. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; 17th Circuit State's Attorney, 1923-27; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1940. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Odd Fellows; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph William Martin, Jr. (1884-1968) — also known as Joseph W. Martin, Jr. — of North Attleboro, Bristol County, Mass. Born in North Attleboro, Bristol County, Mass., November 3, 1884. Son of Joseph William Martin and Catherine (Katon) Martin. Republican. Newspaper reporter; insurance business; newspaper publisher; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1912-14; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1915-17; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1920; secretary of Massachusetts Republican Party, 1922-25; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1925-67 (15th District 1925-33, 14th District 1933-63, 10th District 1963-67); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1947-49, 1953-55; member of Republican National Committee from Massachusetts, 1937; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1940-42; derided by Franklin Roosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republican opponents of his New Deal policies. Catholic. Member, Grange; Elks; Moose. Died in Hollywood, Broward County, Fla., March 6, 1968. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, North Attleboro, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  • Books about Martin,Joseph W.,Jr.: James J. Kenneally, A Compassionate Conservative: A Political Biography of Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Speaker of the U.S. House of Rep
  
  
• Donald Ray Matthews (1907-1997) — also known as Donald R. Matthews; Billy Matthews — of Gainesville, Alachua County, Fla. Born in Micanopy, Alachua County, Fla., October 3, 1907. Son of D. H. Matthews and Flora A. Matthews; married 1941 to Sara Lewis. Democrat. School teacher and principal; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1935; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1952; U.S. Representative from Florida 8th District, 1953-67. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Lions; Moose; Pi Gamma Mu; Sigma Phi Epsilon; Tau Kappa Alpha. Died in Gainesville, Alachua County, Fla., October 26, 1997. Interment at Hawthorne Cemetery, Hawthorne, Fla.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Jack Richard Miller (1916-1994) — also known as Jack Miller — of Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa; Temple Terrace, Hillsborough County, Fla. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 6, 1916. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1955-56; member of Iowa state senate, 1957-60; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1961-73; defeated, 1972; Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1973-82. Catholic. Member, Izaak Walton League; American Legion; Reserve Officers Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Moose; Rotary; United Commercial Travelers. Died August 29, 1994. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Frank Bradford Morse (1921-1994) — also known as F. Bradford Morse — of Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass., August 7, 1921. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1961-72; resigned 1972; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks. Died, of heart failure, in Naples, Collier County, Fla., December 18, 1994. Cremated; ashes interred at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Pat Patterson (b. 1948) — of Volusia County, Fla. Born in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., October 12, 1948. Republican. Member of Florida state house of representatives 26th District, 1999-. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Elks; Rotary. Still living as of 1999.
  
  
• Jesse Insle Pavey (b. 1890) — also known as Jesse I. Pavey — of Belleair, Pinellas County, Fla.; South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in Boone County, Ind., April 20, 1890. Democrat. Lumber business; mayor of Belleair, Fla., 1926-30; mayor of South Bend, Ind., 1939-44. Christian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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), 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968; 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, American Bar Association; United World Federalists; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Moose; Woodmen; Kappa Alpha Order; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1989. Died May 30, 1989. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  • Books about Claude Pepper: Tracy E. Danese, Claude Pepper and Ed Ball : Politics, Purpose, and Power
  
  
• 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; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 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, American Bar Association; Urban League; Elks; Knights of Pythias; 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. Interment somewhere in Elizabethtown, N.Y.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Arthur William Prehn (1884-1951) — also known as Arthur W. Prehn; A. W. Prehn — of Wausau, Marathon County, Wis. Born in Marathon City, Marathon County, Wis., December 1, 1884. Son of Fred Prehn. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1912, 1936, 1944; Marathon County District Attorney, 1922-25; member of Wisconsin Republican State Central Committee, 1936. Presbyterian. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Died, of heart failure, in Indian Rocks Beach, Pinellas County, Fla., March 24, 1951. Interment at Restlawn Memorial Park, Wausau, Wis.
  
  
• Asa Philip Randolph (b. 1889) — also known as A. Philip Randolph — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Crescent City, Putnam County, Fla., April 15, 1889. Son of James William Randolph and Elizabeth (Robinson) Randolph. Socialist. Candidate for New York state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1919; candidate for New York state comptroller, 1920; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1924; organizer, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; vice-president, AFL-CIO, 1957. Black. Methodist. Member, American Civil Liberties Union; United World Federalists; Freemasons; Elks. Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on September 14, 1964. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Arthur Rathbun (1884-1958) — of Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Mich.; Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich.; Pompano Beach, Broward County, Fla. Born in Dundee, Monroe County, Mich., May 30, 1884. Son of George H. Rathbun and Sarah A. (Prindle) Rathbun; married 1908 to Leila M. Geddes. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 39th Circuit, 1930-53; resigned 1953. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Rotary; Phi Gamma Delta. Died February 16, 1958. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank Douglass Scott (1878-1951) — also known as Frank D. Scott — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich. Born in Alpena, Alpena County, Mich., August 25, 1878. Republican. Lawyer; Alpena County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member of Michigan state senate 29th District, 1911-14; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1915-27; defeated in primary, 1926. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., February 12, 1951. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Horace Seely-Brown, Jr. (1908-1982) — of Pomfret Center, Pomfret, Windham County, Conn. Born in Kensington, Montgomery County, Md., May 12, 1908. Republican. Fruit farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1947-49, 1951-59, 1961-63; defeated, 1948; candidate for U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1962. Member, Grange; American Legion; Amvets; Military Order of the World Wars; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Order of Ahepa. Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Fla., April 9, 1982. Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pomfret Center, Pomfret, Conn.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Harold Shapiro (b. 1906) — of Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla. Born in Pereyaslov, Russia, May 1, 1906. Son of Max Shapiro and Fannie (Bernstein) Shapiro; married, June 14, 1953, to Sylvia Simha Chinio. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor of Miami Beach, Fla., 1953-55. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Zionist Organization of America; American Legion; Jewish War Veterans; Freemasons; Shriners; B'nai B'rith; Elks; Moose; Alpha Epsilon Pi. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (1906-1994) — also known as Robert L. F. Sikes — of Crestview, Okaloosa County, Fla. Born in Isabella, Worth County, Ga., June 3, 1906. Son of Benjamin Franklin Sikes and Clara Ophelia (Ford) Sikes; married to Inez Tyner. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1937-40; U.S. Representative from Florida, 1941-44, 1945-79 (3rd District 1941-44, 1945-63, 1st District 1963-79); resigned 1944. Methodist. Member, National Rifle Association; American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Grotto; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Alpha Gamma Rho; Alpha Zeta; Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Delta Chi. Reprimanded by the House of Representatives in 1976 over conflicts of interest. Died while suffering from Alzheimer's disease, September 28, 1994. Interment at Liveoak Park Memorial Cemetery, Crestview, Fla.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Jacob Franklin Spears, Sr. (1899-1946) — also known as J. Franklin Spears — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex.; Tarpon Springs, Pinellas County, Fla. Born in Darlington County, S.C., October 6, 1899. Son of James Monroe Spears. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Tarpon Springs, Fla., 1921; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1934-36; member of Texas state senate, 1937-46. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Redmen. Died, from a heart attack, in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., May 29, 1946. Interment at Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Tex.
  
  
• J. R. Spratt (b. 1947) — also known as Joe Spratt — of Florida. Born in Hamlet, Richmond County, N.C., March 10, 1947. Son of J. R. Spratt (1917?-). Democrat. Member of Florida state house of representatives 77th District, 1997-. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Jaycees; Lions. Still living as of 1999.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Russell H. Strange, Jr. (1934-2001) — of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich., September 18, 1934. Republican. Tree farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1957-70 (Isabella District 1957-64, 100th District 1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1968. Presbyterian. Member, American Political Science Association; Grange; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary; Sigma Chi. Died in North Port, Sarasota County, Fla., December 6, 2001. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Arthur Ellsworth Summerfield (1899-1972) — also known as Arthur E. Summerfield — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Pinconning, Bay County, Mich., March 17, 1899. Republican. Automobile dealer; member of Republican National Committee from Michigan, 1944-52; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1952-53; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948 (alternate), 1952, 1960; U.S. Postmaster General, 1953-61. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis. Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., April 26, 1972. Interment at Sunset Hills Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
  
  
• Hans Gearhart Tanzler, Jr. (b. 1927) — also known as Hans Tanzler — of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., March 11, 1927. Son of Hans Gearhart Tanzler and Donette (Walker) Tanzler; married, September 18, 1948, to Ann Lyerly. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; judge of criminal court in Florida, 1963-67; mayor of Jacksonville, Fla., 1967-79. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Blue Key; Elks; Jaycees; Moose; Kappa Alpha Order. Still living as of 1979.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Pat Thomas (1933-2000) — of Florida. Born in Quincy, Gadsden County, Fla., November 21, 1933. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; Florida Democratic state chair, 1966-70; candidate for nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Florida, 1970; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1973-74; member of Florida state senate, 1975-2000. Presbyterian. Member,