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Milton A. Abelove (1912-1986) —
of Oneida
County, N.Y.; Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., June 9,
1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 36th District, 1938.
Jewish.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died, in St. Luke's Memorial Hospital,
Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., July 22,
1986 (age 74 years, 43
days).
Interment at Temple Beth El Cemetery, Whitesboro, N.Y.
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James Calhoun Adkins Jr. (1915-1994) —
also known as James C. Adkins, Jr. —
of Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., January
18, 1915.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Florida, 1964-69; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1969-87.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Lions; Woodmen;
Elks; Moose;
Knights of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died June 24,
1994 (age 79 years, 157
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Calhoun Adkins, Sr. and Elizabeth (Edwards) Adkins; married,
July
15, 1952, to Ethel Fox. |
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Charles Oscar Andrews (1877-1946) —
also known as Charles O. Andrews —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Ponce de Leon, Holmes
County, Fla., March 7,
1877.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
judge of criminal court in Florida, 1910-11; circuit judge in
Florida, 1919-25; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1925-27; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936-46; died in office 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
18, 1946 (age 69 years, 195
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
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Arthur D. Bangham (1859-1918) —
of Homer, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Marengo Township, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
8, 1859.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1901-04; postmaster at Albion,
Mich., 1910-15.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen;
Odd
Fellows; Maccabees.
Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., April
24, 1918 (age 58 years, 167
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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William Julius Barker (1886-1968) —
also known as William J. Barker —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.; Bartow, Polk
County, Fla.; Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga., June 25,
1886.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Florida, 1925-40; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1940-59;
took senior status 1959.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died April
13, 1968 (age 81 years, 293
days).
Interment somewhere
in Tampa, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of William Dobbs Barker and Kate (Agricola) Barker; married, October
20, 1916, to Pauline Eleanor Bigham. |
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William Thomas Bland (1861-1928) —
also known as William T. Bland —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, Va. (now W.Va.), January
21, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Atchison, Kan., 1894; district judge in Kansas, 1896-1901; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1919-21; defeated,
1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen;
Moose;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., January
15, 1928 (age 66 years, 359
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
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Juan Luis Borras (1854-1911) —
also known as Juan L. Borras; John L.
Borras —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Barcelona, Spain,
October
5, 1854.
Consul
for Venezuela in Pensacola,
Fla., 1883-1906; Vice-Consul
for Spain in Pensacola,
Fla., 1886-98, 1900-11; Vice-Consul
for Portugal in Pensacola,
Fla., 1889-1903; Vice-Consul
for Brazil in Pensacola,
Fla., 1902-07.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died, probably from a stroke,
in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., August
24, 1911 (age 56 years, 323
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) —
also known as William J. Bryan; "The Great
Commoner"; "The Peerless Leader";
"The Silver-Tongued Orator"; "The Boy Orator
of the Platte"; "The Niagaric
Nebraskan" —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., March
19, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1891-95; candidate for
President
of the United States, 1896, 1900, 1908; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1920;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1913-15; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Pi; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Dayton, Rhea
County, Tenn., July 26,
1925 (age 65 years, 129
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; statue at Rhea County Courthouse Grounds, Dayton, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of Silas
Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan; brother of
Charles
Wayland Bryan and Mary Elizabeth Bryan (who married Thomas
Stinson Allen); married, October
1, 1884, to Mary Elizabeth Baird; father of Ruth
Bryan Owen; grandfather of Helen
Rudd Brown; cousin *** of William
Sherman Jennings. |
| | | Political family: Bryan-Jennings
family of Illinois. |
| | | Cross-reference: Clarence
S. Darrow — Willis
J. Abbot |
| | | Bryan County,
Okla. is named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: William
J. Bryan Jarvis
— W.
J. Bryan Dorn
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| | | Campaign slogan (1896): "Sixteen to
one." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about William Jennings Bryan:
Robert W. Cherny, A
Righteous Cause : The Life of William Jennings Bryan —
Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 1: Political Evangelist,
1860-1908 — Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 2: Progressive Politician and Moral Statesman,
1909-1915 — Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 3: Political Puritan, 1915-1925 —
Michael Kazin, A
Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan — Scott
Farris, Almost
President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the
Nation — Gerard N. Magliocca, The
Tragedy of William Jennings Bryan: Constitutional Law and the
Politics of Backlash |
| | | Image source: Munsey's Magazine,
October 1903 |
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William Haydon Burns (1912-1987) —
also known as Haydon Burns —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
17, 1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; public
relations business; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1949-65; Governor of
Florida, 1965-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose;
Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died November
22, 1987 (age 75 years, 250
days).
Interment somewhere
in Jacksonville, Fla.
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Millard Fillmore Caldwell Jr. (1897-1984) —
also known as Millard F. Caldwell, Jr. —
of Milton, Santa Rosa
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
6, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from Florida 3rd District, 1933-41; Governor of
Florida, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1948,
1956;
justice
of Florida state supreme court, 1962-69.
Protestant.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Newcomen
Society; American
Legion; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Blue
Key.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., October
23, 1984 (age 87 years, 260
days).
Interment at Harwood
Plantation Cemetery, Leon County, Fla.
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Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr. (1862-1944) —
also known as Ezekiel S. Candler, Jr. —
of Corinth, Alcorn
County, Miss.
Born in Belleville, Hamilton
County, Fla., January
18, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Mississippi; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1901-21; mayor
of Corinth, Miss., 1933-37.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Knights
of Honor.
Died in Corinth, Alcorn
County, Miss., December
18, 1944 (age 82 years, 335
days).
Interment at Henry
Cemetery, Corinth, Miss.
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Relatives: Son
of Ezekiel Samuel Candler and Julia (Bevill) Candler; married, April
26, 1883, to Nancy Priscilla Hazlewood; married, January
14, 1924, to Effie Merrill Neuhardt; married, June 21,
1933, to Ottie (Doan) Hardenstein; nephew of Milton
Anthony Candler, Asa
Griggs Candler and John
Slaughter Candler; grandson of Samuel
Charles Candler; grandnephew of Daniel
Gill Candler and Ezekiel
Slaughter Candler; second great-grandson of William
Candler; first cousin of Charles
Murphey Candler; first cousin once removed of Allen
Daniel Candler, William
Ezekiel Candler and George
Scott Candler; second cousin of Thomas
Slaughter Candler; second cousin twice removed of Mark
Anthony Cooper; fourth cousin of Joseph
Meriwether Terrell. |
| | | Political family: Candler
family of Georgia. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Doyle Elam Carlton (1885-1972) —
also known as Doyle E. Carlton —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Wauchula, Hardee
County, Fla., July 6,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state senate, 1917-19; Governor of
Florida, 1929-33; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1948,
1952,
1956.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Moose; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in a nursing
home at Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., October
25, 1972 (age 87 years, 111
days).
Interment at Myrtle
Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Fla.
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Sidney Johnston Catts (1863-1936) —
also known as Sidney J. Catts —
of Florida.
Born in Pleasant Hill, Dallas
County, Ala., July 31,
1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; pastor; insurance
agent; Governor of
Florida, 1917-21; defeated in primary, 1924, 1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World.
Lost
his right eye in a childhood accident.
Died in DeFuniak Springs, Walton
County, Fla., March 9,
1936 (age 72 years, 222
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, DeFuniak Springs, Fla.
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Frank Clark (1860-1936) —
of Polk
County, Fla.; Duval
County, Fla.; Lake City, Columbia
County, Fla.; Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Eufaula, Barbour
County, Ala., March
28, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1889-91, 1899; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1894-97; U.S.
Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1905-25; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1920,
1924
(alternate).
Baptist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
14, 1936 (age 76 years, 17
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Bartow, Fla.
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Marion Lindsay Dawson —
of Richmond,
Va.; Suffolk
County, N.Y.; Brooksville, Hernando
County, Fla.
Born in Scottsville, Albemarle
County, Va.
Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1915-19; campaign manager for
Gov. Cary
A. Hardee.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1903 to Alice
Taylor. |
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Henry Ellenbogen (1900-1985) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Vienna, Austria,
April
3, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1933-38; common
pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1938-66.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Eagles.
Died in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., July 4,
1985 (age 85 years, 92
days).
Interment at West
View Jewish Cemetery, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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William Hull Ellis (b. 1867) —
also known as William H. Ellis —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., September
17, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida; Florida
state auditor, 1903; Florida
state attorney general, 1904-09; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1915-38.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Pi Gamma
Mu.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles H. Ellis and Julia F. (Wilson) Ellis; married 1894 to M.
Ramelle Nicholson; married 1906 to Ena H.
Taylor (daughter of Robert
Fenwick Taylor). |
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William Mathis Gober (b. 1875) —
also known as William M. Gober —
of Ocala, Marion
County, Fla.; Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.; Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Commerce, Jackson
County, Ga., July 29,
1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1916, 1922; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 1920
(alternate), 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); candidate for Florida
state attorney general, 1920; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1921-29; candidate
for justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Gober and Clarisa (Embry) Gober; married, November
21, 1899, to Gussie E. Jackson. |
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Cary Augustus Hardee (1876-1957) —
also known as Cary A. Hardee —
of Live Oak, Suwannee
County, Fla.
Born in Taylor
County, Fla., November
13, 1876.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1915-17; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1917; Governor of
Florida, 1921-25.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Died November
21, 1957 (age 81 years, 8
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Madison, Fla.
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Albert Sydney Herlong Jr. (1909-1995) —
also known as Albert S. Herlong, Jr. —
of Leesburg, Lake
County, Fla.
Born in Manistee, Monroe
County, Ala., February
14, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
county judge in Florida, 1936-48; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1949-69 (5th District 1949-67, 4th
District 1967-69); alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); member, U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, 1969-73.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Odd
Fellows; Moose;
Knights of Pythias; Pi
Kappa Phi.
Died in Leesburg, Lake
County, Fla., December
27, 1995 (age 86 years, 316
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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Lawrence E. Imhoff (1895-1988) —
of St. Clairsville, Belmont
County, Ohio.
Born in Round Bottom, Monroe
County, Ohio, December
28, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
probate judge in Ohio, 1925-33; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1933-39, 1941-43; served
in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Eagles;
Elks.
Died in North Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., April
18, 1988 (age 92 years, 112
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fort
Myers Memorial Gardens, Fort Myers, Fla.
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Simon J. Liebowitz (c.1906-1998) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1960-68 (10th District 1960-65, 18th District 1966,
15th District 1967-68); Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1969-75.
Jewish.
Member, Odd
Fellows; B'nai
B'rith; Knights of Pythias.
Died at Good Samaritan Hospital
in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., May 24,
1998 (age about 92
years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Donald Ray Matthews (1907-1997) —
also known as Donald R. Matthews; Billy
Matthews —
of Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Micanopy, Alachua
County, Fla., October
3, 1907.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1935; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1952;
U.S.
Representative from Florida 8th District, 1953-67.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Kiwanis;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Moose; Pi Gamma
Mu; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., October
26, 1997 (age 90 years, 23
days).
Interment at Hawthorne
Cemetery, Hawthorne, Fla.
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James Ward Morris (1890-1960) —
also known as James W. Morris —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C., November
14, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1916,
1936
(alternate); served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Associate
Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,
1939-60; died in office 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died November
15, 1960 (age 70 years, 1
days).
Interment at Myrtle
Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Fla.
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James Hardin Peterson (1894-1978) —
also known as J. Hardin Peterson —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Batesburg (now part of Batesburg-Leesville), Lexington
County, S.C., February
11, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; citrus
grower; Polk
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-32; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1933-51; chairman,
First State Bank of
Lakeland.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., March
28, 1978 (age 84 years, 45
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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Charles Poletti (1903-2002) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Barre, Washington
County, Vt., July 2,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936
(alternate), 1940;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1937-38; appointed 1937;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1939-42; defeated, 1942; Governor of
New York, 1942-43; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Baptist.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; American Bar
Association; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Phi
Beta Kappa.
First
American of Italian ancestry to serve as a Governor. During World
War II, he was a senior officer in the Allied Military Government of
occupied Italy.
Died in Marco Island, Collier
County, Fla., August
7, 2002 (age 99 years, 36
days).
Interment at Calkins Cemetery, Elizabethtown, N.Y.
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Albert Lee Reeves (1873-1971) —
also known as Albert L. Reeves; Alburdah Lee
Reeves —
of Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo., December
21, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Crawford County, 1901-02;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1918; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, 1923-54;
took senior status 1954; senior judge, 1954-71.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias.
Died, in Morton F. Plant Hospital,
Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla., March
24, 1971 (age 97 years, 93
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
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Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (1906-1994) —
also known as Robert L. F. Sikes —
of Crestview, Okaloosa
County, Fla.
Born in Isabella, Worth
County, Ga., June 3,
1906.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1941-44, 1945-79 (3rd District
1941-44, 1945-63, 1st District 1963-79); resigned 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956
(delegation chair).
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto;
Knights of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
Military
Order of the World Wars; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Alpha
Zeta; Alpha
Gamma Rho; Elks.
Reprimanded
by the House of Representatives in 1976 over conflicts
of interest.
Died while suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, September
28, 1994 (age 88 years, 117
days).
Interment at Liveoak
Park Memorial Cemetery, Crestview, Fla.
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Jacob Franklin Spears, Sr. (1899-1946) —
also known as J. Franklin Spears —
of Tarpon Springs, Pinellas
County, Fla.; San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Darlington
County, S.C., October
6, 1899.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Tarpon Springs, Fla., 1921; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1934-36; member of Texas
state senate, 1937-46.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Eagles;
Redmen;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart
attack, in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., May 29,
1946 (age 46 years, 235
days).
Interment at Mission
Burial Park South, San Antonio, Tex.
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John Stansel Taylor (1871-1936) —
also known as John S. Taylor —
of Largo, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Hillsborough County (part now in Pinellas
County), Fla., March
21, 1871.
Democrat. Citrus
grower; banker;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1905-10; mayor of
Largo, Fla., 1911; member of Florida
state senate; elected 1912; candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1928; member of Democratic
National Committee from Florida, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Largo, Pinellas
County, Fla., August
15, 1936 (age 65 years, 147
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William John Hamilton Taylor (1853-1929) —
also known as William J. H. Taylor —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Turks and
Caicos Islands, December
12, 1853.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; commission
merchant; Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Key
West, Fla., 1884-1903; Vice-Consul
for Great Britain in Key
West, Fla., 1887-1903.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., May 5,
1929 (age 75 years, 144
days).
Interment at Key
West Cemetery, Key West, Fla.
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Clayton C. Townes (1888-1970) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
30, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1920,
1924;
mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1924-25.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Florida, February
24, 1970 (age 82 years, 25
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William C. Townes and Kate (Hoyt) Townes; married 1917 to Grace
Dix. |
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Park Trammell (1876-1936) —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Macon
County, Ala., April 9,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; mayor
of Lakeland, Fla., 1900-02; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-04; member of Florida
state senate 7th District, 1905-09; Florida
state attorney general, 1909-13; Governor of
Florida, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1917-36; died in office 1936.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died May 8,
1936 (age 60 years, 29
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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Vincent Joseph Vidal (1858-1941) —
also known as Vincent J. Vidal; Vicente J.
Vidal —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Mahon, Minorca,
December
26, 1858.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant;
coffee
roaster; printing
business; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Guatemala in Pensacola,
Fla., 1900-31; Honorary
Consul for Cuba in Pensacola,
Fla., 1904-14; Commercial
Agent (Consul) for Uruguay in Pensacola,
Fla., 1913-23; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Uruguay in Pensacola,
Fla., 1926-41; Vice-Consul
for Brazil in Pensacola,
Fla., 1929.
Spanish
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., September
26, 1941 (age 82 years, 274
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Frederick Maltby Warner (1865-1923) —
also known as Fred M. Warner —
of Farmington, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Hickling, Nottinghamshire, England,
July
21, 1865.
Republican. Cheese
manufacturer; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1895-98; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1901-04; Governor of
Michigan, 1905-10; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1920-23.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Maccabees.
Died of kidney
failure, in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., April
17, 1923 (age 57 years, 270
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Farmington, Mich.
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Norman Henry Wiener (1891-1962) —
also known as Norman H. Wiener —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Russia,
May
12, 1891.
Scrap iron
business; coal
dealer; mayor of
Albion, Mich., 1931-44, 1949-54; resigned 1944.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died, in St. Francis Hospital,
Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., February
20, 1962 (age 70 years, 284
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Mandel Wiener and Rivka Wiener; married, March
12, 1916, to Rose Stone. |
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Eric Alexander Zelius (1859-1926) —
also known as Alex E. Zelius —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Norway,
May
20, 1859.
Ship
chandler; wholesale
grocer; Vice-Consul
for Netherlands in Pensacola,
Fla., 1896-1902.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias.
Died in a hospital
at Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., August
21, 1926 (age 67 years, 93
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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