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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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Steven L. Abrams —
of Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Iowa.
Lawyer; mayor
of Boca Raton, Fla., 2001-07.
Still living as of 2007.
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James Waldo Ackerman (1926-1984) —
of Illinois.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., January
1, 1926.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Sangamon
County State's Attorney, 1956-60; circuit judge in Illinois 7th
Circuit, 1971-76; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1976-79; U.S.
District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, 1979-84;
died in office 1984.
Member, Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Died in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., November
23, 1984 (age 58 years, 327
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alto Lee Adams (1899-1988) —
also known as Alto Adams —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Delray Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in DeFuniak Springs, Walton
County, Fla., January
31, 1899.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; rancher;
circuit judge in Florida, 1938-40; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1940-51, 1967-68.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks.
Died in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie
County, Fla., February
20, 1988 (age 89 years, 20
days).
Interment at Harrison Cemetery, Fort Pierce, Fla.
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Henry Lee Adams Jr. (b. 1945) —
of Florida.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., April 8,
1945.
Lawyer; assistant public defender; circuit judge in Florida
4th Circuit, 1979-93; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, 1993-.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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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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Alexander Akerman (1869-1948) —
of Cartersville, Bartow
County, Ga.; Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.; Kissimmee, Osceola
County, Fla.; Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Elberton, Elbert
County, Ga., October
9, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Georgia, 1908;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, 1912-14; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1929-39;
took senior status 1939; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Florida, 1948.
Died, after undergoing an operation for an intestinal
disorder, in Orange Memorial Hospital,
Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., August
21, 1948 (age 78 years, 317
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
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Anthony Boyce Akers (1914-1976) —
also known as Anthony B. Akers —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born near Charlotte, Atascosa
County, Tex., October
19, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1954, 1956, 1958;
U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, 1961-63.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Federal
Bar Association.
Died, probably from a heart
attack, in Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover
County, N.C., April 1,
1976 (age 61 years, 165
days).
Interment at Berkeley Memorial Cemetery, Middletown, R.I.
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George Albright (b. 1956) —
of Ocala, Marion
County, Fla.
Born in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., January
20, 1956.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 24th District, 1989-.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1999.
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Clifford Robertson Allen (1912-1978) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., January
6, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1949-51, 1955-59; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1958 (Democratic primary); delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1971; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1975-78; died in
office 1978.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 18,
1978 (age 66 years, 163
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Nashville, Tenn.
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George Whiting Allen (b. 1854) —
also known as George W. Allen —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., September
1, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of Florida
state senate, 1879-83; candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1896, 1916; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1897-1913; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Florida, 1900
(alternate), 1904,
1908,
1912;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1908 (1st District), 1912 (at-large).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Smith Allen and Mary Jane (Sprague) Allen; married, May 26,
1880, to Leonor X. Browne. |
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Norwood Francis Allman (1893-1987) —
also known as Norwood F. Allman —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; Union Hall, Franklin
County, Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Port Charlotte, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Born in Union Hall, Franklin
County, Va., July 24,
1893.
Lawyer; interpreter;
U.S. Vice Consul in Antung, 1917; Nanking, 1918; Tientsin, 1918-19; Tsinanfu, as of 1919-21; Shanghai, 1921; Chungking, 1921; U.S. Consul in Shanghai, 1922-24.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., February
28, 1987 (age 93 years, 219
days).
Interment at Lincoln-Noyes Cemetery, Greensboro, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of John Isaac Allman and Nannie Kate (English) Allman; married 1920 to Mary
Louise Hamilton; married to Dorothy Dennis. |
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memorial |
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George Weston Anderson (1861-1938) —
also known as George W. Anderson —
of Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Wellesley Hills, Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Acworth, Sullivan
County, N.H., September
1, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1911, 1912; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1914-17; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1917-18; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1918-31; took
senior status 1931.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Economic Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla., February
14, 1938 (age 76 years, 166
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of David Campbell Anderson and Martha Lucinda (Brigham) Anderson;
married 1897 to Minnie
E. Mitchell; married, January
25, 1908, to Addie Earle Kenerson. |
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James Patton Anderson (1822-1872) —
of Hernando, DeSoto
County, Miss.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.; near Monticello, Jefferson
County, Fla.; Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born near Winchester, Franklin
County, Tenn., February
16, 1822.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican
War; member of Mississippi state legislature, 1850; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1855-57; delegate
to Florida secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Florida to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861;
general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Slaveowner.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., September
20, 1872 (age 50 years, 217
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Walker Anderson (1801-1857) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Petersburg,
Va., 1801.
Lawyer; member of Florida
territorial House of Representatives, 1830; member of Florida
territorial senate, 1830; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Escambia County,
1838-39; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Florida, 1841-42; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1851-53.
Died January
18, 1857 (age about 55
years).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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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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John Antoon II (b. 1946) —
of Florida.
Born in Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif., May 16,
1946.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Florida, 1985-95; Judge,
Florida Court of Appeals, 1995-2000; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, 2000-.
Still living as of 2000.
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James Tillinghast Archer (1819-1859) —
also known as James T. Archer —
of Florida.
Born in Gillisonville, Jasper
County, S.C., May 15,
1819.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Florida, 1840; secretary
of state of Florida, 1845-48.
Died, of heart
disease, in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., June 1,
1859 (age 40 years, 17
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Winston Eugene Arnow (1911-1994) —
also known as Winston E. Arnow —
of Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.; Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Micanopy, Alachua
County, Fla., March
13, 1911.
Lawyer; municipal judge in Florida, 1940-42, 1946-49; major in
the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, 1967-81;
took senior status 1981.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Blue
Key; Elks; Rotary.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., November
28, 1994 (age 83 years, 260
days).
Interment at Roberts
Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Sidney Myer Aronovitz (1920-1997) —
also known as Sidney M. Aronovitz —
of Florida.
Born in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., June 20,
1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1976-88;
took senior status 1988.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died of a kidney
ailment, in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., January
8, 1997 (age 76 years, 202
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Reubin O'Donovan Askew (b. 1928) —
also known as Reubin Askew —
of Florida.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., September
11, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1958-62; member of Florida
state senate, 1962; Governor of
Florida, 1971-79; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1972 ;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1984.
Presbyterian.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 2014.
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Carl Clyde Atkins (1914-1999) —
also known as C. Clyde Atkins —
of Stuart, Martin
County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Coral Gables, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
23, 1914.
Lawyer; founder-trustee, Lawyers Title
Guaranty Fund, 1948-66; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1966-99;
died in office 1999.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Kiwanis.
Died in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., March
11, 1999 (age 84 years, 108
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Isaac Wheeler Avery (1837-1897) —
of Dalton, Whitfield
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., May 2,
1837.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; founder and editor, Atlanta Constitution newspaper;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1872;
secretary
of Georgia Democratic Party, 1872.
Died in 1897
(age about
60 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1868 to Emma
Bivings. |
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James Bacchus (b. 1949) —
also known as Jim Bacchus —
of Florida.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 21,
1949.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1991-95 (11th District 1991-93, 15th
District 1993-95).
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Howard Hammond Baldrige (1864-1928) —
also known as Howard H. Baldrige —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa., June 26,
1864.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1900-01; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1912; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1916.
Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., May 16,
1928 (age 63 years, 325
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Thomas Lavan Baltzell (1804-1866) —
also known as Thomas Baltzell —
of Jackson
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., July 11,
1804.
Lawyer; member
Florida territorial council, 1832; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Jackson County,
1838-39; member of Florida
territorial senate, 1844-46; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1846-50, 1854-60; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1862-63; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Leon County, 1865.
About 1832, he wounded James
D. Westcott in a duel.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., January
14, 1866 (age 61 years, 187
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Leon County, Fla.
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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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Rosemary Barkett (b. 1939) —
of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas,
August
29, 1939.
Catholic
nun; school
teacher; lawyer; circuit judge in Florida, 1979-84; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1985-94; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1992-94; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, 1994-2013; retired
2013.
Female.
Catholic.
Syrian
ancestry.
Inducted 1986 into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame.
Still living as of 2014.
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Wilfred George Bassett (1911-1986) —
also known as Wilfred G. Bassett —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., May 26,
1911.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World
War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1951-64; defeated, 1964; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1966.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., February
5, 1986 (age 74 years, 255
days).
Interment at East
Liberty Cemetery, Liberty Township, Jackson County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Edgar Franklin Bassett and Estella Maggie (Remey) Bassett; married
1933 to
Vera Agnes Scheffel. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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William Beardall Jr. (1890-1984) —
also known as William Beardall; Billy
Beardall —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born May 5,
1890.
Lawyer; abstract and
title business; mayor
of Orlando, Fla., 1940-52.
Died in 1984
(age about
94 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of William Beardall and Florence (Bonsar) Beardall; married 1922 to Shadie
Livingston Hamer. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Oscar Bell (1912-2000) —
also known as John O. Bell —
of Maryland; Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Manila, Philippines
of American parents, October
4, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to
Guatemala, 1961-65.
Member, Alpha
Chi Sigma.
Died December
31, 2000 (age 88 years, 88
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel P. Bell III (b. 1939) —
also known as Sam Bell —
of Florida.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 21,
1939.
Lawyer; banker;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 28th District, 1980.
Still living as of 2001.
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George B. Belting (1914-1998) —
of Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in De Soto, Vernon
County, Wis., July 15,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Rock County 3rd District, 1957-70.
Member, Izaak
Walton League; American
Legion; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died August
31, 1998 (age 84 years, 47
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Edward Bennett (1910-2003) —
also known as Charles E. Bennett —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Canton, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., December
2, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1949-93 (2nd District 1949-67, 3rd
District 1967-93).
Christian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Lions;
Jaycees.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., September
6, 2003 (age 92 years, 278
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Clarence Nathaniel Bergstrom (1895-1969) —
also known as Clarence N. Bergstrom —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Florida.
Born in Blue Island, Cook
County, Ill., July 8,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1932
(alternate), 1940;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1942-43; Judge, Illinois
Court of Claims, 1947.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died in September, 1969
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis E. Berry Jr. (1914-2005) —
of Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.; Lady Lake, Lake
County, Fla.
Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., September
5, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer; Cheboygan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-42, 1946-47; served in the U.S.
Army during World War II; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1948;
chair
of Cheboygan County Republican Party, 1950.
Died January
31, 2005 (age 90 years, 148
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Livingstone Wellesley Bethel (1845-1914) —
also known as Livingstone W. Bethel —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Nassau, Bahamas,
October
26, 1845.
Lawyer; mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1876-80; Lieutenant
Governor of Florida, 1881-85; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention, 1885; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1886-90; judge of
criminal court in Florida, 1895-1911; circuit judge in Florida,
1911-14.
Episcopalian.
Died in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., October
21, 1914 (age 68 years, 360
days).
Interment at Key
West Cemetery, Key West, Fla.
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Winer Bethel (1816-1877) —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Nassau, Bahamas,
1816.
Lawyer; probate judge in Florida, 1850; mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1872-73.
Died March
30, 1877 (age about 60
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Gus Michael Bilirakis (b. 1963) —
also known as Gus Bilirakis —
of Palm Harbor, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., February
8, 1963.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 48th District, 1999-2006; U.S.
Representative from Florida 9th District, 2007-.
Eastern
Orthodox. Member, Order of
Ahepa; Moose; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Elks.
Still living as of 2014.
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Michael Bilirakis (b. 1930) —
of Tarpon Springs, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Tarpon Springs, Pinellas
County, Fla., July 16,
1930.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; municipal judge in Florida, 1970; U.S.
Representative from Florida 9th District, 1983-2007.
Greek
Orthodox. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 2014.
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Charles Milton Blackburn (1912-1982) —
also known as Charles Blackburn —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Woodford
County, Ky., May 31,
1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
chair
of Woodford County Democratic Party, 1952-55; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in Lee
County, Fla., August
19, 1982 (age 70 years, 80
days).
Interment at Coral Ridge Cemetery, Cape Coral, Fla.
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Sharon Lovelace Blackburn (b. 1950) —
of Alabama.
Born in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., May 7,
1950.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1991-.
Female.
Still living as of 2001.
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Frederick Leonard Blackmon (1873-1921) —
also known as Fred L. Blackmon —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Lime Branch, Polk
County, Ga., September
15, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state senate, 1900-10; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1911-21; died in office
1921.
Died in Bartow, Polk
County, Fla., February
8, 1921 (age 47 years, 146
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Anniston, Ala.
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James Lawrence Blair (1854-1904) —
also known as James L. Blair —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April 2,
1854.
Lawyer; president, St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners,
1884; general counsel, St. Louis World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase
Exposition), 1901-03; indicted
in December, 1903, for forgery
of two deeds of trust to obtain
a loan from an estate he managed.
Member, American Bar
Association; Loyal
Legion; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died, either from suicide
(which he had attempted at least twice before) or from "congestion of
the brain", in Eustis, Lake
County, Fla., January
16, 1904 (age 49 years, 289
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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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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William Alexander Blount (1851-1921) —
also known as William A. Blount —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Clarke
County, Ala., October
25, 1851.
Lawyer; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention, 1885; member of Florida
state senate, 1903-05.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died June 15,
1921 (age 69 years, 233
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Oliver Payne Bolton (1917-1972) —
also known as Oliver P. Bolton —
of Mentor, Lake
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
22, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1953-57, 1963-65.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., December
13, 1972 (age 55 years, 295
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Alan Stephenson Boyd (b. 1922) —
also known as Alan S. Boyd —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., July 20,
1922.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
U.S.
Secretary of Transportation, 1967-69; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1968.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2018.
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Joseph A. Boyd Jr. (1916-2007) —
of Hialeah, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Hoschton, Jackson
County, Ga., November
16, 1916.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
justice
of Florida state supreme court, 1969-87.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Lions.
Died, of heart
failure, in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., October
26, 2007 (age 90 years, 344
days).
Interment at Culley's MeadowWood Memorial Park, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Thomas Jefferson Boynton (1838-1871) —
also known as Thomas J. Boynton —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Amherst, Lorain
County, Ohio, August
31, 1838.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1861-63; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1864-70;
resigned 1870.
Died, in Bellevue Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 2,
1871 (age 32 years, 244
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Branch Jr. (1782-1863) —
of Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Halifax, Halifax
County, N.C., November
4, 1782.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1811, 1813-17, 1834; Governor of
North Carolina, 1817-20; federal
judge, 1822; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1823-29; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1829-31; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1831-33; delegate
to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1835; Governor
of Florida Territory, 1844-45.
Episcopalian.
Slaveowner.
Died of pneumonia,
in Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C., January
4, 1863 (age 80 years, 61
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Enfield, N.C.
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William Henry Brockenbrough (1812-1850) —
also known as William H. Brockenbrough —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Virginia, February
23, 1812.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1837; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Florida, 1838-40; member of
Florida
state senate, 1840-44; U.S.
Representative from Florida at-large, 1846-47.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., January
28, 1850 (age 37 years, 339
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Isaac Hopkins Bronson (1802-1855) —
also known as Isaac H. Bronson —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.; St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla.; Palatka, Putnam
County, Fla.
Born in Rutland, Jefferson
County, N.Y., October
16, 1802.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1837-39; district
judge in New York 5th District, 1839-40; district judge in Florida,
1840; circuit judge in Florida, 1845; U.S.
District Judge for Florida, 1846-47; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, 1847-55;
died in office 1855.
Slaveowner.
Died in Palatka, Putnam
County, Fla., August
13, 1855 (age 52 years, 301
days).
Interment at Episcopal
Church Cemetery, Palatka, Fla.
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Edward William Brooke III (1919-2015) —
also known as Edward W. Brooke —
of Newton Center, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
26, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; candidate for secretary
of state of Massachusetts, 1960; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1963-67; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1967-79; defeated, 1978.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; Amvets;
Alpha
Phi Alpha.
First
Black U.S. Senator in the 20th century; recipient of the Spingarn
Medal in 1967.
Died in Coral Gables, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., January
3, 2015 (age 95 years, 69
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Franklin Eli Brooks (1860-1916) —
also known as Franklin E. Brooks —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Sturbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., November
19, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Colorado at-large, 1903-07.
Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., February
7, 1916 (age 55 years, 80
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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James Emilius Broome (1808-1883) —
also known as James E. Broome; "The Veto
Governor" —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Fernandina (now part of Fernandina Beach), Nassau
County, Fla.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hamburg, Aiken
County, S.C., December
15, 1808.
Democrat. Merchant;
planter;
lawyer; probate judge in Florida, 1843-48; Governor of
Florida, 1853-57; member of Florida
state senate, 1861.
Died in DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla., November
23, 1883 (age 74 years, 343
days).
Original interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, DeLand, Fla.; reinterment in 1897 somewhere
in Quincy, Fla.
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John Dozier Broome (d. 1898) —
also known as John D. Broome —
of DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla.; Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Lawyer; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention, 1885; circuit judge
in Florida, 1887-98; died in office 1898.
Died, apparently due to a stroke
and Bright's
disease, in Sewanee, Franklin
County, Tenn., November
4, 1898.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Paul Wesley Brown (1915-2000) —
also known as Paul W. Brown —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
14, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War
II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948;
Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1960-64; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1964-68, 1973-81; Ohio
state attorney general, 1969-71; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1970.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease at a nursing
home in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., November
17, 2000 (age 85 years, 308
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Brown and Mary E. (Foster) Brown; married, November
8, 1942, to Helen Louise Page. |
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Jefferson Beale Browne (b. 1857) —
also known as Jefferson B. Browne —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., June 6,
1857.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Key
West, Fla., 1879; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1888;
member of Florida
state senate, 1891-95; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1893-97; receiver, Key West Electric
Light and Street
Car Co., 1898; member of Democratic
National Committee from Florida, 1904-08; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Florida; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1917-25; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1917-23; circuit judge in
Florida, 1925.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Interment at Key
West Cemetery, Key West, Fla.
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Irwin R. Brownstein (1930-1996) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
4, 1930.
Lawyer; law partner of Sebastian
Leone; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1960-63; member
of New
York state senate, 1964-66 (15th District 1964-65, 23rd District
1966); civil court judge in New York, 1967-68; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1969-80.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Died of a heart
attack in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., March
24, 1996 (age 65 years, 141
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Bright Bruce (1879-1943) —
also known as Edward Bruce —
Born in Dover Plains, Dutchess
County, N.Y., April
13, 1879.
Lawyer; artist; lobbyist;
arts
administrator; member, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 1940-43.
Died in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., January
26, 1943 (age 63 years, 288
days).
Interment at Santa
Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Nathan Philemon Bryan (1872-1935) —
also known as Nathan P. Bryan —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born near Fort Mason, Orange County (now Lake
County), Fla., April
23, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business,
Democratic National Convention, 1904 ; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1911-17; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1920-35; died in
office 1935.
Died in a hospital
at Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., August
8, 1935 (age 63 years, 107
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Jacksonville, 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
|
| | | 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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Cecil Farris Bryant (1914-2002) —
also known as C. Farris Bryant —
of Ocala, Marion
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., July 26,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1942, 1946-55; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1953-54; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1952,
1960
(alternate), 1968;
Governor
of Florida, 1961-65.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Jaycees;
Alpha
Kappa Psi; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, in a hospital
at Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., March 1,
2002 (age 87 years, 218
days).
Interment at Highland
Memorial Park, Ocala, Fla.
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Susan C. Bucklew (b. 1942) —
Born in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., 1942.
Lawyer; county judge in Florida, 1982-86; circuit judge in
Florida, 1986-93; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, 1993-2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Rivers Henderson Buford, Sr. (1878-1959) —
also known as Rivers H. Buford —
of Wewahitchka, Gulf
County, Fla.; Quincy, Gadsden
County, Fla.; Marianna, Jackson
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn., January
18, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1901; Gadsden
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-11; State's Attorney, Marianna
Judicial Circuit, 1912-21; Florida
state attorney general, 1921-25; resigned 1925; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1925-48; appointed 1925; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1931-33.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen.
Died in 1959
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Old
Quincy Cemetery, Quincy, Fla.
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Robert Bullock (1828-1905) —
of Ocala, Marion
County, Fla.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., December
8, 1828.
Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; probate judge in Florida, 1866; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1879; U.S.
Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1889-93; county judge
in Florida, 1903-05.
Died in Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., July 27,
1905 (age 76 years, 231
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Ocala, Fla.
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William Simeon Bullock (1856-1935) —
of Ocala, Marion
County, Fla.
Born in Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., May 16,
1856.
Lawyer; judge of criminal court in Florida, 1882; circuit
judge in Florida; appointed 1901.
Died May 28,
1935 (age 79 years, 12
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Ocala, Fla.
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Daniel W. Burgess (born c.1986) —
also known as Danny Burgess —
of Zephyrhills, Pasco
County, Fla.
Born about 1986.
Lawyer; mayor
of Zephyrhills, Fla., 2013-.
Still living as of 2014.
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Image source:
City of Zephyrhills |
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Adrian Paul Burke (1904-2000) —
also known as Adrian P. Burke —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., October
2, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 13th District, 1938;
judge
of New York Court of Appeals, 1955-73.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Lauderhill, Broward
County, Fla., September
3, 2000 (age 95 years, 337
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas F. Burke and Rose Mary Daw Burke; married, December
27, 1934, to Edith Martin. |
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J. Herbert Burke (1913-1993) —
of Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
14, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1967-79 (10th District 1967-73, 12th
District 1973-79); defeated, 1955 (6th District), 1978 (12th
District); delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1972.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Eagles;
Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Moose; Kiwanis.
Arrested
in 1978 for being drunk
and disruptive in the parking lot of a strip
club; pleaded
guilty to public
drunkenness, disorderly conduct and witness
tampering.
Died in Fern Park, Seminole
County, Fla., June 16,
1993 (age 80 years, 153
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Johnnie Byrd Jr. (b. 1951) —
of Plant City, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Brewton, Escambia
County, Ala., February
18, 1951.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 62nd District, 1997-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1999.
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Edward Carrington Cabell (1816-1896) —
also known as Edward C. Cabell —
of Jefferson
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Richmond,
Va., February
5, 1816.
Lawyer; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Jefferson County,
1838-39; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1845-46, 1847-53 (at-large 1845-46,
1847-51, 1st District 1851-53); colonel in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; member of Missouri
state senate 32nd District, 1879-82.
Slaveowner.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., February
28, 1896 (age 80 years, 23
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of William
Henry Cabell and Agnes Sarah Bell (Gamble) Cabell; married to
Anna Marie Wilcox; grandnephew of William
Cabell and Paul
Carrington; first cousin once removed of William
Cabell Jr. and John
Wirt Randall; first cousin twice removed of Hannah
Parker Lowndes; second cousin of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge, Benjamin
William Sheridan Cabell, Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge and Frederick
Mortimer Cabell; second cousin once removed of John
Cabell Breckinridge, Carter
Henry Harrison, Peter
Augustus Porter (1827-1864), William
Lewis Cabell, Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge Jr., George
Craighead Cabell and William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge; second cousin twice removed of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge, Peter
Augustus Porter (1853-1925), Benjamin
Earl Cabell, Carter
Henry Harrison II, Levin
Irving Handy, Desha
Breckinridge and Henry
Skillman Breckinridge; second cousin thrice removed of Earle
Cabell; third cousin of Cameron
Erskine Thom; third cousin once removed of Erskine
Mayo Ross. |
| | | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd
family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Walker-Randolph
family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Levi Cable (1884-1971) —
also known as John L. Cable —
of Lima, Allen
County, Ohio.
Born in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, April
15, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; director and counsel, Lima Telephone
and Telegraph Co., Napoleon Telephone
Co., Lima Toledo Railroad,
Lima City Street
Railway Co.; Allen
County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1921-25, 1929-33;
defeated, 1912; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1924; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Episcopalian
or Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Grange;
Junior
Order; Kiwanis.
Died in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, September
15, 1971 (age 87 years, 153
days).
Entombed at St.
Boniface Episcopal Church, Sarasota, Fla.
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Ted Cabot (1917-1971) —
Born in Hobe Sound, Martin
County, Fla., February
5, 1917.
Lawyer; member of Florida
state senate, 1954-58; circuit judge in Florida, 1959-66; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1966-71;
died in office 1971.
Died December
4, 1971 (age 54 years, 302
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Augustine Caffrey (1920-1993) —
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., October
2, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
District Judge for Massachusetts, 1960-86; took senior status
1986.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., October
6, 1993 (age 73 years, 4
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Courtney Warren Campbell (1895-1971) —
also known as Courtney W. Campbell —
of Florida.
Born in Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo., April
29, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
business
executive; citrus
grower; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1953-55; defeated, 1954.
Christian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla., December
22, 1971 (age 76 years, 237
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
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William Joseph Campbell (1905-1988) —
also known as William J. Campbell —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lake Worth (now Lake Worth Beach), Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
19, 1905.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1938-40; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1940-70;
chairman, board of trustees, St. Agnes Hospital.
Catholic.
Died, in Good Samaritan Hospital,
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., October
19, 1988 (age 83 years, 214
days).
Interment at Queen
of Peace Cemetery, Loxahatchee, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of John Campbell and Christina (Larson) Campbell; married 1937 to Mary
Agnes Cloherty. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles Terrance Canady (b. 1954) —
also known as Charles T. Canady —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., June 22,
1954.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1985-90; candidate for Florida
state senate, 1990; U.S.
Representative from Florida 12th District, 1993-2001.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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Gaston Cantens (b. 1961) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., 1961.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 114th District, 1999-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 2004.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 2004.
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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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Francis Beauregard Carter (b. 1861) —
also known as Francis B. Carter —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Neel's Landing, Jackson
County, Fla., August
12, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1897-1905; appointed 1897; resigned
1905; circuit judge in Florida, 1905-07.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis M. G. Carter and Sarah Yancy (Boone) Carter; married, April
27, 1885, to Margaret H. Dickson. |
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Robert Lee Carter (1917-2012) —
also known as Robert L. Carter —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Caryville, Washington
County, Fla., March
11, 1917.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1972-86;
took senior status 1986.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Received the Spingarn
Medal in 2004.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
3, 2012 (age 94 years, 298
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Kathy Castor (b. 1966) —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., August
20, 1966.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2000; Hillsborough
County Commissioner, 2002-06; U.S.
Representative from Florida 11th District, 2007-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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Walter Marion Chandler (1867-1935) —
also known as Walter M. Chandler —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Yazoo
County, Miss., December
8, 1867.
Cowboy;
school
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1913-19, 1921-23;
defeated (Republican), 1918, 1922, 1923, 1924.
Died, from a heart
attack and intestinal
malady, in Post-Graduate Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
16, 1935 (age 67 years, 98
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Roy H. Chapman (b. 1885) —
of Lake City, Columbia
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Lake Butler, Union
County, Fla., July 15,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1937-52.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Washington Chapman and Addie Mary (Owenby) Chapman;
married, June 17,
1930, to Edith L. Lanier. |
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William Venroe Chappell Jr. (1922-1989) —
also known as William V. Chappell, Jr.; Bill
Chappell —
of Ocala, Marion
County, Fla.
Born in Kendrick, Marion
County, Fla., February
3, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
Marion
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1950-54; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1954-64, 1967-68; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1961-63; U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1969-89; defeated, 1988.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March
30, 1989 (age 67 years, 55
days).
Interment at Kendrick
Memorial Gardens, Kendrick, Fla.
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Gwendolyn Sawyer Cherry (1923-1979) —
also known as Gwen Cherry —
of Florida.
Born in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., 1923.
Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1971-79.
Female.
African
ancestry.
first
Black woman elected to the Florida legislature; inducted 1986 into
the Florida Women's Hall of Fame.
Died, in an automobile
accident, in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., 1979
(age about
56 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Michael Citron (1896-1976) —
also known as William M. Citron —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., August
29, 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Middletown, 1927-31; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1935-39; defeated, 1928
(2nd District), 1932 (at-large), 1938 (at-large), 1952 (2nd District).
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Titusville, Brevard
County, Fla., June 7,
1976 (age 79 years, 283
days).
Interment at Congregation
Adath Israel Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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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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Robert Spratt Cockrell (1866-1957) —
also known as Robert S. Cockrell —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Livingston, Sumter
County, Ala., January
22, 1866.
Lawyer; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1902-17.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., June 23,
1957 (age 91 years, 152
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Mary Stallings Coleman (1914-2001) —
also known as Mary S. Coleman; Mary Leslie
Stallings —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Forney, Kaufman
County, Tex., June 24,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in Michigan, 1961-72; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1973-82; resigned 1982; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1979-82; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1984.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Junior
League; Altrusa;
American
Legion Auxiliary; American
Association of University Women; Beta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Died, of cancer,
in Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., November
27, 2001 (age 87 years, 156
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Charles Barnard Collingwood (1860-1937) —
also known as Charles B. Collingwood —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass., May 1,
1860.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1899-1900; postmaster at Agricultural
College, Mich., 1902-07; East
Lansing, Mich., 1907-09; circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1909-35; appointed 1909;
defeated, 1935.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died a few hours later, in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
24, 1937 (age 76 years, 299
days).
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
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Linton McGee Collins (1902-1972) —
also known as Linton M. Collins —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Reidsville, Tattnall
County, Ga., June 21,
1902.
Lawyer; Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1964-72; died in office 1972.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
12, 1972 (age 69 years, 296
days).
Interment at Crescent Hill Cemetery, Helen, Ga.
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Thomas LeRoy Collins (1909-1991) —
also known as LeRoy Collins —
of Florida.
Born in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., March
10, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1934-40; member of Florida
state senate 8th District, 1940-54; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; Governor of
Florida, 1955-61; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died of cancer,
in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., March
12, 1991 (age 82 years, 2
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Leon County, Fla.
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George Hamilton Combs Jr. (1899-1977) —
also known as George H. Combs, Jr. —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., May 2,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1927-29; defeated,
1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., November
29, 1977 (age 78 years, 211
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Barber Benjamin Conable Jr. (1922-2003) —
also known as Barber B. Conable, Jr. —
of Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y.; Alexander, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Warsaw, Wyoming
County, N.Y., November
2, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; member of New York
state senate 53rd District, 1963-64; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-85 (37th District 1965-73,
35th District 1973-83, 30th District 1983-85); president, World Bank.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Jaycees.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., November
30, 2003 (age 81 years, 28
days).
Interment somewhere
in Alexander, N.Y.
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William F. Condon Jr. (1921-1984) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 15,
1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; candidate for New York
state assembly 98th District, 1965.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., April
25, 1984 (age 62 years, 285
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Frederick Preston Cone (1871-1948) —
also known as Fred P. Cone —
of Lake City, Columbia
County, Fla.
Born in Benton, Columbia
County, Fla., September
28, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state senate, 1907-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Florida, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1928,
1948;
Governor
of Florida, 1937-41.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Died July 28,
1948 (age 76 years, 304
days).
Interment at Prospect
Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Near White Springs, Hamilton County,
Fla.
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George W. Cooper (b. 1897) —
of Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Glenfield, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
24, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 15th
District, 1939-56.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Cooper and Catherine A. (Smith) Cooper; married to Helen
Lillian Weisheit. |
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Joseph Tarr Copeland (1813-1893) —
also known as Joseph T. Copeland —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Orchard Lake, Oakland
County, Mich.; Orange Park, Clay
County, Fla.
Born in Newcastle, Lincoln
County, Maine, May 6,
1813.
Lawyer; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1850-51; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1852-57; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Clay
County Judge, 1881.
Died in Orange Park, Clay
County, Fla., May 7,
1893 (age 80 years, 1
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Orange Park, Fla.
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George W. Cornell (1896-1988) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
29, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of New York
state senate 31st District, 1959-64; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 36th District, 1967.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March
24, 1988 (age 91 years, 177
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James La Fayette Cottrell (1808-1885) —
also known as James L. F. Cottrell —
of Hayneville, Lowndes
County, Ala.
Born near King William, King
William County, Va., August
25, 1808.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1834, 1836-37; member of Alabama
state senate, 1838-41; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1846-47; member of Florida
state senate, 1865-85.
Slaveowner.
Died in Cedar Key, Levy
County, Fla., September
7, 1885 (age 77 years, 13
days).
Interment at Old
Town Cemetery, Old Town, Fla.
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William T. Cowin (1901-1991) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
16, 1901.
Republican. Legal secretary to U.S. District Judge Grover
M. Moscowitz; lawyer; assistant U.S. Attorney; served in
the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; candidate for New York
state senate 13th District, 1956; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1966, 1969-76; defeated,
1963, 1964; appointed 1966; defeated, 1966.
Jewish.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Long Island College Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
1, 1991 (age 89 years, 77
days).
Interment at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Leesburg, Fla.
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James Earl Cox (1890-1969) —
also known as J. Earl Cox —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Mason, Warren
County, Ohio, January
11, 1890.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; candidate for mayor of
Akron, Ohio, 1929 (primary), 1931, 1933.
Died in Pinellas
County, Fla., April
17, 1969 (age 79 years, 96
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Mason, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Mount Cox and Lucy (Perrine) Cox; married to Jennie Irene
Moody; first cousin twice removed of Martha A. Cox (who married Eli
Bowyer). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Cato Cramer (1922-2003) —
also known as William C. Cramer; Bill Cramer;
"Mr. Republican" —
of St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.; Tarpon Springs, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Denver,
Colo., August
4, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; member of Florida state legislature, 1950-52; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1955-71 (1st District 1955-63, 12th
District 1963-67, 8th District 1967-71); defeated, 1952; first
Republican congressman from Florida since Reconstruction; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 1956,
1960,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Florida, 1964-68; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1970; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Florida.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Amvets;
Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Order
of Ahepa.
Died, from complications of a heart
attack, in South Pasadena, Pinellas
County, Fla., October
18, 2003 (age 81 years, 75
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Memory Gardens, St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Larry Crow (b. 1959) —
of Florida.
Born in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., December
2, 1959.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 49th District, 1995-.
Baptist.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 1999.
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Fred C. Cubberly (1869-1932) —
also known as Fred Cubberly —
of Cedar Key, Levy
County, Fla.; Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo., October
28, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, 1909-13, 1921-32;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1912
(alternate), 1920
(member, Credentials
Committee); municipal judge in Florida, 1914; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1920.
Died in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., August
11, 1932 (age 62 years, 288
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Archer, Fla.
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William Alexander Cunnea (1868-1937) —
also known as William A. Cunnea —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ireland,
September
22, 1868.
Lawyer; Socialist candidate for various offices; defense
attorney for Eugene
V. Debs at one of his sedition trials.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Fort Worth (unknown
county), Fla., March
13, 1937 (age 68 years, 172
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Willard Sevier Curtin (1905-1996) —
also known as Willard S. Curtin —
of Morrisville, Bucks
County, Pa.; Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., November
28, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; Bucks
County District Attorney, 1949-53; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1957-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Rotary.
Died February
4, 1996 (age 90 years, 68
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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