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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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Richard Murray Baker (b. 1956) —
also known as Rick Baker —
of St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 27,
1956.
Lawyer; mayor
of St. Petersburg, Fla., 2001-10; defeated, 2017.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Still living as of 2018.
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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. |
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memorial |
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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) —
also known as Mike Bilirakis —
of Tarpon Springs, Pinellas
County, Fla.; Palm Harbor, 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; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 1992.
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 at Key West, Fla., Florida, 1893-97;
receiver, Key West Electric
Light and Street
Car Co., 1898; member of Democratic
National Committee from Florida, 1904-08; Democratic Presidential
Elector for Florida, 1913;
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; first cousin of William
Sherman Jennings. |
| | | Political family: Bryan-Jennings
family of Illinois. |
| | | Cross-reference: Clarence
S. Darrow — Willis
J. Abbot — Adolphus
R. Talbot |
| | | 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 — Mike Resnick, ed., Alternate
Presidents [anthology] |
| | | 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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