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Carlos A. Alvarez (born c.1952) —
of Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Cuba,
about 1952.
Director (police chief), Miami-Dade Police Department,
1997-2004; mayor
of Miami-Dade County, Fla., 2004-11.
Cuban
ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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John Paul Bailey (born c.1947) —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born about 1947.
Police officer; candidate for mayor
of Tallahassee, Fla., 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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Valdez Butler Demings (b. 1957) —
also known as Val Demings; Valdez Venita
Butler —
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., March
12, 1957.
Democrat. Social
worker; police officer; police chief, Orlando, Fla.,
2007-12; U.S.
Representative from Florida 10th District, 2017-; defeated, 2012.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Louis M. J. Eisner (1898-1977) —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in New York, 1898.
Police officer; police chief; mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1949-50, 1951.
Died in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., October
3, 1977 (age about 79
years).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Carlos A. Giménez (b. 1954) —
of Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Havana (La Habana), Cuba,
January
17, 1954.
Republican. Fire fighter; Miami Fire Chief, 1991-2000; Miami
city manager, 2000-03; mayor
of Miami-Dade County, Fla., 2011-.
Catholic.
Cuban
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives:
Married to Lourdes Portela. |
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Nathaniel Glover Jr. (b. 1943) —
also known as Nat Glover —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born March
29, 1943.
Democrat. Police officer; Sheriff of Jacksonville, Fla.,
1995-2003; candidate for mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 2003.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2003.
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Carlos Hernandez (b. 1961) —
of Hialeah, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Camagüey, Cuba,
March
8, 1961.
Police officer; mayor
of Hialeah, Fla., 2011-14.
Cuban
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Charles Franklin Knapp (1906-1992) —
also known as Charles F. Knapp —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
27, 1906.
Police officer; painting
and decorating business; mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1959; resigned 1959.
Died in Plantation, Broward
County, Fla., September
24, 1992 (age 85 years, 363
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joe Kotvas —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Police officer; candidate for mayor of
Tampa, Fla., 1974.
Still living as of 1974.
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Joe Leone (born c.1937) —
of Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.
Born about 1937.
Police officer; candidate for mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1989.
Still living as of 1989.
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Marion Serious Lewis —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Police officer; candidate for mayor of
Tampa, Fla., 2007.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2007.
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David Mawhinney (1914-1995) —
also known as Dave Mawhinney —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.
Born, of American parents, in Montreal, Quebec,
1914.
Supermarket
owner; service
station owner; police officer; candidate for mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1959, 1960.
Died in 1995
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Riverview Memorial Park, Fort Pierce, Fla.
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Jefferson Bingham Miller (b. 1959) —
also known as Jeff Miller —
of Chumuckla, Santa Rosa
County, Fla.
Born in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., June 27,
1959.
Republican. Real estate
broker; sheriff's deputy; member of Florida
state house of representatives 1st District, 1998-2001; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 2001-17.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2017.
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George A. Robinson (1851-1908) —
of Sayville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Newmarket, Ontario,
January, 1851.
Republican. Physician;
naturalized U.S. citizen; volunteer fire fighter; director,
Sayville Electric
Light and Power Company; member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1901-02.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., February
22, 1908 (age 57 years, 0
days).
Interment somewhere
in Islip, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Amelia A. Foster. |
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John Henry Rutherford (b. 1952) —
also known as John Rutherford —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., September
2, 1952.
Republican. Police officer; Duval
County Sheriff, 2003-15; U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 2017-.
Still living as of 2018.
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Frank Veltri (b. 1912) —
of Plantation, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., April 8,
1912.
Accountant;
volunteer fire fighter; savings and
loan executive; mayor
of Plantation, Fla., 1975-99.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Alton Ronald Waldon Jr. (b. 1936) —
also known as Alton R. Waldon, Jr. —
of Cambria Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., December
21, 1936.
Democrat. Professional
singer; police officer; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 33rd District, 1983-86; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1984,
1996
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1986-87; member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1991-2000; Judge of New York Court of
Claims, 2000.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2000.
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