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Hardware Business Politicians in Florida
Hardware and Building Supply Dealers

Cassius Aurelius Boone (1850-1917) — also known as Cassius A. Boone — of Orlando, Orange County, Fla. Born in North Carolina, February 2, 1850. Hardware and furniture business; mayor of Orlando, Fla., 1882-83. Died in Orlando, Orange County, Fla., December 11, 1917 (age 67 years, 312 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.   Relatives: Married, May 10, 1873, to Sarah Hughey.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Kenneth A. Gewertz (1934-2006) — of Deptford, Gloucester County, N.J. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 1, 1934. Democrat. Building supply and hardware business; police chief; mayor of Deptford Township, N.J., 1969-72; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1972-79 (District 3-B 1972-73, 4th District 1974-79). Died, from a heart attack, in Orlando, Orange County, Fla., December 12, 2006 (age 72 years, 11 days). Burial location unknown.   Cross-reference: James M. Turner   See also Wikipedia article   Dick A. Greco Jr. (b. 1933) — of Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla. Born in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla., September 14, 1933. Hardware business; mayor of Tampa, Fla., 1967-74, 1995-2003; resigned 1974; defeated, 2011. Hispanic ancestry. Still living as of 2011.   Relatives: Son of Dick Greco, Sr. and Evelyn (Cotarelo) Greco; married to Linda McClintock.   See also Wikipedia article   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 Mason Turner (1891-1978) — of Torrington, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 28, 1891. Hardware store clerk; U.S. Vice Consul in Colombo, as of 1926; U.S. Consul in Colombo, as of 1927-28; Paris, as of 1929-30; Malta, as of 1932; Callao-Lima, as of 1938-40; Perth, 1941-46. Died in Polk County, Fla., December 20, 1978 (age 87 years, 206 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Torrington, Conn.   Relatives: Son of Luther Guiteau Turner and Mary Louise (Stearns) Turner; married, April 7, 1928, to Decea Isabel Annie Cates; third cousin thrice removed of Edwin Denison Morgan.   Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Image source: The West Australian, September 18, 1941

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