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German ancestry Politicians in Florida

  Paul Arnold (1893-1973) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla. Born in Neckerwestheim, Wurttemberg, Germany, June 29, 1893. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant; building contractor; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932, 1936; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1947-48; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1952. German ancestry. Died in February, 1973 (age 79 years, 0 days). Interment at Royal Palm South Cemetery, St. Petersburg, Fla.
  Henry Gerhardt Sophus Baars (1844-1909) — also known as Henry G. S. Baars — of Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla. Born in Germany, February 23, 1844. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lumber export business; Vice-Consul for Austria-Hungary in Pensacola, Fla., 1888-1903. German ancestry. Died in Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla., July 2, 1909 (age 65 years, 129 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Ernst Baars and H. (Siebers) Baars; married 1871 to Mary Ellison Dunwoody.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Christensen (1890-1970) — of Wilson, Windsor, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., July 25, 1890. Republican. Vegetable grower; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Windsor, 1933-42; member of Connecticut state senate 7th District, 1943. Congregationalist. Danish and German ancestry. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Rotary; Exchange Club. Died in Broward County, Fla., January 24, 1970 (age 79 years, 183 days). Interment at Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Lena (Arens) Christensen and Niels Christensen; married to Mathilde Lassen; married, November 4, 1922, to Gladys Oliver Lawson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Bert Fish (1875-1943) — of DeLand, Volusia County, Fla. Born in Bedford, Lawrence County, Ind., October 8, 1875. Superintendent of schools; lawyer; county judge in Florida, 1910-17, 1931-33; U.S. Minister to Egypt, 1933-38; Saudi Arabia, 1939-41; Portugal, 1941-43, died in office 1943. German and English ancestry. Member, Sigma Nu. Died in Lisbon, Portugal, July 21, 1943 (age 67 years, 286 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, DeLand, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Fish and Sarah M. (Lee) Fish.
  Fish Memorial Hospital (later, Florida Hospital Fish Memorial; now, AdventHealth Fish Memorial), Orange City, Florida, is named for him.
  Epitaph: "An educator and philanthropist, a judge and outstanding statesman, who died while on duty, in the service of his country."
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Hohenthaner (1875-1954) — of Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak.; Zephyrhills, Pasco County, Fla. Born in Wisconsin, October 9, 1875. Hardware merchant; mayor of Zephyrhills, Fla., 1928-32. German ancestry. Died in Zephyrhills, Pasco County, Fla., May 11, 1954 (age 78 years, 214 days). Interment at Oakside Cemetery, Zephyrhills, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Johann Baptiste Hohenthaner and Anna (Maier) Hohenthaner; married, March 29, 1902, to Alpha Marcella Osborn.
  Epitaph: "In Loving Memory."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — BillionGraves burial record
  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. 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; Rotary; Elks; Odd Fellows; Moose; Eagles. Died, of heart failure, in Indian Rocks Beach, Pinellas County, Fla., March 24, 1951 (age 66 years, 113 days). Interment at Restlawn Memorial Park, Wausau, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Fred Prehn.
David Sholtz David Sholtz (1891-1953) — also known as Dave Sholtz — of Florida. Born October 6, 1891. Democrat. Governor of Florida, 1933-37. German ancestry. Died March 21, 1953 (age 61 years, 166 days). Interment at Cedar Hill Memory Gardens, Daytona Beach, Fla.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Image source: State Archives of Florida
  Donald John Trump (b. 1946) — also known as Donald Trump; David Dennison; "Drumpf" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla. Born in Queens, Queens County, N.Y., June 14, 1946. Republican. President of the United States, 2017-21; defeated, 2020; speaker, Republican National Convention, 2020. German and Scottish ancestry. Still living as of 2022.
  Relatives: Brother of Maryanne Trump Barry; married, January 22, 2005, to Melania Trump; father of Donald John Trump Jr..
  Political family: Trump family of New York City, New York.
  Cross-reference: Joe Arpaio — Duncan D. Hunter
  See also Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail — Encyclopedia of American Loons
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