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Pharmaceutical Industry Politicians in Florida
including Druggists and Pharmacists

  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 (age 92 years, 118 days). Burial location unknown.
  Laurence Powers Bonfoey (1884-1948) — also known as Laurence P. Bonfoey — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Quincy, Adams County, Ill.; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla. Born in Unionville, Putnam County, Mo., June 29, 1884. Democrat. Insurance business; vice-president, Monroe Drug Company; president, Monroe Color and Chemical Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932 (alternate), 1936, 1944; delegate to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; chairman, Illinois Aeronautics Commission, 1933-37. Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla., July 12, 1948 (age 64 years, 13 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Beverly Holcumb Bonfoey and Anna May (Webb) Bonfoey; married, June 17, 1908, to Octavia Rebecca Monroe.
  John Brandt — of Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Fla. Born in New Jersey. Pharmacist; mayor of Boca Raton, Fla., 1962-63. Still living as of 1963.
  Leslie A. Curry (1885-1932) — also known as "Big Six" — of Key West, Monroe County, Fla. Born in Key West, Monroe County, Fla., 1885. Pharmacist; mayor of Key West, Fla., 1925-32; died in office 1932. Died December 31, 1932 (age about 47 years). Burial location unknown.
  Verner Wilson Estes (1886-1953) — of Orlando, Orange County, Fla. Born in Florida, March 7, 1886. Physician; owner of a chain of drug stores; mayor of Orlando, Fla., 1934-37. Died in Orange County, Fla., August 20, 1953 (age 67 years, 166 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Rose V. Ferlita (b. 1945) — of Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla. Born in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla., December 26, 1945. Pharmacist; member, Tampa City Council, 1999-2006; Hillsborough County Commissioner, 2006-10; candidate for mayor of Tampa, Fla., 2011. Female. Italian ancestry. Still living as of 2011.
  Opposition slogan: "Unmarried. Unsure. Unelectable."
  See also Wikipedia article
  Everett A. Kelly (b. 1926) — of Florida. Born in Foley, Baldwin County, Ala., September 2, 1926. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; pharmacist; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1979-. Catholic. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Grotto; Kiwanis; American Legion; Elks; Moose. Still living as of 1999.
  Louis E. Otto (d. 1931) — of Key West, Monroe County, Fla. Born in Key West, Monroe County, Fla. Republican. Pharmacist; postmaster at Key West, Fla., 1898-99; arrested in June 1899, suspended from office as postmaster, and charged with forgery, perjury, and embezzlement; mayor of Key West, Fla., 1919-21; defeated, 1917. Member, Odd Fellows; Redmen. Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla., November 1, 1931. Burial location unknown.
  Ray Vaughn Pierce (1840-1914) — also known as Ray V. Pierce — of Titusville, Crawford County, Pa.; Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Stark, Herkimer County, N.Y., August 6, 1840. Republican. Physician; patent medicine manufacturer; member of New York state senate, 1877-78; U.S. Representative from New York 32nd District, 1879-80; resigned 1880. Died in St. Vincent Island, Franklin County, Fla., February 4, 1914 (age 73 years, 182 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Jane Smith.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
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