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Franklin County
Florida

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Franklin County

Index to Locations Apalachicola Chestnut Cemetery Apalachicola Gorrie Square Apalachicola Magnolia Cemetery Chestnut Cemetery Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida Politicians buried here:   Antoine Jean Murat (1836-1922) — also known as Antoine J. Murat — of Apalachicola, Franklin County, Fla. Born in Santorini, Greece, January 27, 1836. Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; seafood business; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1873-81, 1909; Vice-Consul for Sweden & Norway in Apalachicola, Fla., 1882-1903; Consular Agent for France in Apalachicola, Fla., 1889-1907; Vice-Consul for Uruguay in Apalachicola, Fla., 1895-1903. Catholic. French ancestry. Member, United Confederate Veterans. Died in Apalachicola, Franklin County, Fla., October 13, 1922 (age 86 years, 259 days). Interment at Chestnut Cemetery.   Relatives: Married 1865 to Rebecca Swain.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   James Nathaniel Coombs (1842-1911) — also known as James N. Coombs — of Apalachicola, Franklin County, Fla. Born in Old Town, Penobscot County, Maine, August 15, 1842. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1896 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1904, 1908; sawmill owner; banker; member of Republican National Committee from Florida, 1904-08. Died April 8, 1911 (age 68 years, 236 days). Interment at Chestnut Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Maria A. Starrett. Gorrie Square Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida Politicians buried here: John Gorrie (1803-1855) — of Apalachicola, Franklin County, Fla. Born in Nevis, October 3, 1803. Physician; postmaster at Apalachicola, Fla., 1834-38; mayor of Apalachicola, Fla., 1837-38; banker; inventor of the first ice-making machine, patented in 1851. Episcopalian. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Apalachicola, Franklin County, Fla., June 29, 1855 (age 51 years, 269 days). Original interment at Magnolia Cemetery; reinterment at Gorrie Square.   Relatives: Married 1838 to Caroline Frances Myrick.   The John Gorrie Memorial Bridge (built 1935; rebuilt 1988), which carries U.S. highways 98 and 319 across Apalachicola Bay, from Apalachicola to Eastpoint, in Franklin County, Florida, is named for him.  — John Gorrie Junior High School (built 1923; closed 1997; now an apartment building called The John Gorrie), in Jacksonville, Florida, was named for him.  — Gorrie Elementary School (built 1889 as Hyde Park School; renamed 1915), in Tampa, Florida, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John Gorrie (built 1942-43 at Jacksonville, Florida; scrapped 1967) was named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Palm Beach (Fla.) Post, October 17, 1993 Magnolia Cemetery Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida Politicians formerly buried here: John Gorrie (1803-1855) — of Apalachicola, Franklin County, Fla. Born in Nevis, October 3, 1803. Physician; postmaster at Apalachicola, Fla., 1834-38; mayor of Apalachicola, Fla., 1837-38; banker; inventor of the first ice-making machine, patented in 1851. Episcopalian. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Apalachicola, Franklin County, Fla., June 29, 1855 (age 51 years, 269 days). Original interment at Magnolia Cemetery; reinterment at Gorrie Square.   Relatives: Married 1838 to Caroline Frances Myrick.   The John Gorrie Memorial Bridge (built 1935; rebuilt 1988), which carries U.S. highways 98 and 319 across Apalachicola Bay, from Apalachicola to Eastpoint, in Franklin County, Florida, is named for him.  — John Gorrie Junior High School (built 1923; closed 1997; now an apartment building called The John Gorrie), in Jacksonville, Florida, was named for him.  — Gorrie Elementary School (built 1889 as Hyde Park School; renamed 1915), in Tampa, Florida, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John Gorrie (built 1942-43 at Jacksonville, Florida; scrapped 1967) was named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Palm Beach (Fla.) Post, October 17, 1993

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