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Armstead Brown (1875-1951) —
also known as Thomas Armstead Brown —
of Lafayette, Chambers
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Talbotton, Talbot
County, Ga., June 6,
1875.
Lawyer;
Chambers
County Solicitor, 1898-1902; municipal judge in Alabama, 1911-15;
general solicitor, Florida East Coast Railway,
and Florida East Coast Hotel Co.; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1925-46; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1925-26.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis.
Died October
29, 1951 (age 76 years, 145
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Harold Lawrence Frankel (1916-2002) —
also known as Harold L. Frankel —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.; Cape Coral, Lee
County, Fla.
Born October
25, 1916.
Hotel owner; merchant;
mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1957-59, 1974-75, 1977-78; Cabell
County Sheriff and Treasurer, 1961-64.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Died, in a hospice
at Pembroke Pines, Broward
County, Fla., February
18, 2002 (age 85 years, 116
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David Hinsa (born c.1952) —
of Lake Worth (now Lake Worth Beach), Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born about 1952.
Hotel owner; mayor
of Lake Worth, Fla.; elected 1985.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 1985.
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Abraham Jacob Hirschfeld (1919-2005) —
also known as Abraham J. Hirschfeld; Abe Hirschfeld;
"Honest Abe" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Tarnow, Poland,
December
12, 1919.
Real
estate developer; hotel owner; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1974 (Democratic primary), 1976
(Democratic primary), 2004 (Builders); candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1992 (Independent
Fusion), 1994 (Democratic primary); Republican candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1997; Independence candidate
for New
York state comptroller, 1998.
In 1998, offered Paula Jones $1 million to drop her sexual harassment
lawsuit against President Bill
Clinton; later sued by Jones when he tried to back out of the
offer. Indicted
in 2000 of trying to hire
a hit man to kill
his former business partner Stanley Stahl; also charged
with tax
evasion; briefly jailed
for violating
a court order against discussing the trial with the media;
ultimately convicted,
and served two years in prison.
Died, from complications of cancer,
in St. Barnabas Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., August
9, 2005 (age 85 years, 240
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Elijah Bailey Howarth Jr. (1885-1964) —
also known as Elijah B. Howarth, Jr. —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Orion Township, Oakland
County, Mich., October
2, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1923-24; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1925-26; defeated in primary, 1930;
hotelier.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., May 10,
1964 (age 78 years, 221
days).
Interment at Royal
Palm South Cemetery, St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Scott Marion Loftin (1878-1953) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., September
14, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-04; Escambia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-17; general counsel and
director, Florida East Coast Hotel Co.; director, Gulf Life
Insurance Co.; receiver, Florida East Coast Railway,
1931-41; president, American Bar Association, 1934-35; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Tau Omega; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Blue
Key; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Highlands, Macon
County, N.C., September
22, 1953 (age 75 years, 8
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Francisco Moreno (1792-1882) —
also known as "The King of Pensacola" —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., November
25, 1792.
Banker;
hotelier; Vice-Consul
for Mexico in Pensacola,
Fla., 1854.
Slaveowner.
Died November
19, 1882 (age 89 years, 359
days).
Entombed at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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John T. Wilder (1830-1917) —
of Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind.; Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Hunter, Greene
County, N.Y., January
31, 1830.
Republican. Millwright;
foundry
owner; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
manufacturer of railroad
rails; railroad
promoter; mayor
of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1871-72; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1876; postmaster at Chattanooga,
Tenn., 1877-82; hotel owner.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., October
20, 1917 (age 87 years, 262
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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