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Achibald Albert Wacker (1903-1994) —
also known as Achibald A. Wacker —
of Union, Union
County, N.J.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., June 29,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1942; municipal judge in New
Jersey, 1946-57.
Lutheran.
Member, Lions.
Died May 26,
1994 (age 90 years, 331
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William F. Wacker and Annie E. (Hess) Wacker; married, May 14,
1932, to Wilma Ruth Domkos. |
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Lowell Curtis Wadmond (1896-1986) —
also known as Lowell Wadmond —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., March
16, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons.
Died September
25, 1986 (age 90 years, 193
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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Alton Ronald Waldon Jr. (b. 1936) —
also known as Alton R. Waldon, Jr. —
of Cambria Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., December
21, 1936.
Democrat. Professional
singer; police
officer; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly 33rd District, 1983-86; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1984,
1996
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1986-87; member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1991-2000; Judge of New York Court of
Claims, 2000.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2000.
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David Shelby Walker (1815-1891) —
also known as David S. Walker —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Logan
County, Ky., May 2,
1815.
Lawyer; mayor
of Tallahassee, Fla., 1852; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1860-65; Governor of
Florida, 1865-68; defeated (American), 1856; circuit judge in
Florida, 1878-91.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., July 20,
1891 (age 76 years, 79
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of David
Walker; married to Philoclea Alston (sister of Augustus
A. Alston; niece of Willis
Alston); father of Courtney Walker (who married Robert
Spratt Cockrell) and David
Shelby Walker Jr.; nephew of George
Walker; uncle of James
David Walker; first cousin twice removed of Howell
Lewis; second cousin once removed of Meriwether
Lewis; second cousin twice removed of George
Washington, John
Walker and Francis
Walker; second cousin thrice removed of George
Madison; third cousin of Howell
Cobb (1772-1818); third cousin once removed of Robert
Brooke, Bushrod
Washington, Howell
Cobb (1815-1868) and Thomas
Reade Rootes Cobb; third cousin twice removed of James
Madison, William
Taylor Madison, Clement
F. Dorsey and Andrew
Jackson Cobb; fourth cousin of John
Thornton Augustine Washington, Francis
Taliaferro Helm and Thomas
Walker Gilmer; fourth cousin once removed of Andrew
Dorsey, Charles
John Helm, Thomas
Leonidas Crittenden, Robert
Thomas Brooke, Hubbard
Dozier Helm and George
Washington Thornton Beck. |
| | | Political family: Walker-Edwards
family of North Carolina and Georgia (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | The David S. Walker Library,
in Tallahassee,
Florida, is named for
him. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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David Shelby Walker Jr. (1846-1889) —
also known as David S. Walker, Jr. —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Leon
County, Fla., October
10, 1846.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
mayor
of Tallahassee, Fla., 1875, 1878-79; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1883; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention, 1885; member of Florida
state senate, 1887.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., December
6, 1889 (age 43 years, 57
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Samuel Walker (1825-1881) —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Londonderry Township, Chester
County, Pa., June 25,
1825.
Republican. Lawyer; Radical Republican candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1868; mayor
of Tallahassee, Fla., 1876.
Died in Downingtown, Chester
County, Pa., June 9,
1881 (age 55 years, 349
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David Elmer Ward (b. 1909) —
also known as David E. Ward —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Florida, September
26, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
county judge in Florida, 1932-39; member of Florida
state senate, 1939-42; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1948
(alternate), 1968.
Baptist.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Thomas Ward and Mollie Ethel (Cox) Ward; married, June 3,
1937, to Martha Catherine Carlton. |
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Joseph D. Ward (1914-2003) —
of Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass., March
26, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1949-56; candidate for Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1958; secretary
of state of Massachusetts, 1959-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1960,
1964
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1960; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1963-72; law
professor.
Died in Ocean Ridge, Palm Beach
County, Fla., May 10,
2003 (age 89 years, 45
days).
Interment at St.
Bernard's Cemetery, Fitchburg, Mass.
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Tom Warner (b. 1948) —
of Florida.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., February
6, 1948.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 82nd District, 1993-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1999.
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Fuller Warren (1905-1973) —
of Marianna, Jackson
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Blountstown, Calhoun
County, Fla., October
3, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1926-28, 1938-40; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1928,
1956
(alternate); member Jacksonville city council, 1931-37; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; Governor of
Florida, 1949-53.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Theta
Chi; Elks.
Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., September
23, 1973 (age 67 years, 355
days).
Interment at Nettle
Ridge Cemetery, Blountstown, Fla.
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Bartow Sumter Weeks (1861-1922) —
also known as Bartow S. Weeks —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Round Hill, Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., April
25, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of George
Gordon Battle and H.
Snowden Marshall; candidate for New York
state senate 15th District, 1898; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1913, 1914-22; appointed
1913; defeated, 1913; appointed 1914; died in office 1922.
Member, Tammany
Hall; Alpha
Delta Phi; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., February
3, 1922 (age 60 years, 284
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Astor Weeks and Aletha (White) Weeks; married 1900 to
Antoinette Mataran; married 1901 to Emma
B. Sears; married 1918 to
Josephine (de Martigny) Smith. |
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Clarence Maurice Weidemeyer (1906-1983) —
also known as C. Maurice Weidemeyer —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Hebbville, Baltimore
County, Md., October
22, 1906.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1944, 1948; chair of
Anne Arundel County Republican Party, 1950; candidate for Maryland
state senate, 1950 (Republican), 1966 (Democratic); Republican
candidate for Maryland
state attorney general, 1958; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1963-66, 1971-74; defeated
(Democratic), 1974; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1972.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arch Masons; Shriners;
Moose;
Elks.
Died of metastastic
liposarcoma, in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
7, 1983 (age 76 years, 108
days).
Interment at Lorraine
Cemetery, Woodlawn, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Monterey F. W. Weidemeyer and Annie E. (Reiblich)
Weidemeyer. |
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Moses M. Weinstein (1912-2007) —
also known as Morris Weinstein —
of Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Pembroke Pines, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 8,
1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1959-69 (Queens County 7th District 1959-65, 24th
District 1966, 25th District 1967-69); Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1968; chair of
Queens County Democratic Party, 1962-69; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1964,
1968;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 10th District, 1967;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1970.
Died, in Memorial Hospital,
Pembroke Pines, Broward
County, Fla., November
30, 2007 (age 95 years, 145
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941 to Muriel
M. Marshall. |
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Carl W. Welborn (1929-1986) —
of Hattiesburg, Forrest
County, Miss.
Born in Sanford, Seminole
County, Fla., June 25,
1929.
Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Hattiesburg, Miss., 1957; colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Vietnam War.
Died, in Methodist Hospital,
Hattiesburg, Forrest
County, Miss., March
16, 1986 (age 56 years, 264
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery, Hattiesburg, Miss.
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Robert Joseph Wells (1856-1941) —
of Breckenridge, Wilkin
County, Minn.
Born in Mazomanie, Dane
County, Wis., October
4, 1856.
Newspaper
editor; lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 60, 1901-10.
Baptist.
Died in Winter Haven, Polk
County, Fla., February
12, 1941 (age 84 years, 131
days).
Interment at Old
Cemetery, Winter Haven, Fla.
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George P. Wentworth (1877-1954) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Florida, June 18,
1877.
Lawyer; real estate
business; Progressive candidate for Presidential Elector for
Florida, 1912;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1940;
Florida
Republican state chair, 1928; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, 1932-33.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., August
24, 1954 (age 77 years, 67
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of George Edgar Wentworth and Susan (Weatherbee) Wentworth; married
to Anna Blanche Guttmann. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Diament Westcott Jr. (1802-1880) —
also known as James D. Westcott, Jr. —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Alexandria,
Va., May 10,
1802.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary
of Florida Territory, 1830-34; member of Florida
territorial House of Representatives, 1832; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Leon County,
1838-39; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1845-49.
About 1832, he was wounded in a duel
with Thomas
Baltzell.
Slaveowner.
Died in Montreal, Quebec,
January
19, 1880 (age 77 years, 254
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Robert Wexler (b. 1961) —
of Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
2, 1961.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state senate, 1990-96; U.S.
Representative from Florida 19th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2014.
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Joseph Mills White (1781-1839) —
also known as Joseph M. White —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Monticello, Jefferson
County, Fla.
Born in Franklin
County, Ky., May 10,
1781.
Lawyer; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1820; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Florida Territory, 1825-37.
Slaveowner.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., October
19, 1839 (age 58 years, 162
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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D. W. Whitehurst (b. 1807) —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., 1807.
Lawyer; physician;
delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention, 1865; mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1868-69.
Died in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Interment at Key
West Cemetery, Key West, Fla.
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James Mark Wilcox (1890-1956) —
also known as J. Mark Wilcox —
of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Willacoochee, Atkinson
County, Ga., 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1933-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1944
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Methodist.
Died in 1956
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Woodlawn Park North Cemetery & Mausoleum, Miami, Fla.
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Charles R. Wilson (b. 1954) —
Born in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., October
14, 1954.
Lawyer; law clerk for Judge Joseph
W. Hatchett, 1979-80; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, 1994-98; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, 1999-.
Still living as of 2014.
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Emmett Wilson (1882-1918) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Belize,
September
17, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, 1907-09; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Florida 3rd District, 1913-17.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., May 29,
1918 (age 35 years, 254
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Francis B. Winthrop (born c.1885) —
also known as Frank B. Winthrop —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., about 1885.
Lawyer; mayor
of Tallahassee, Fla., 1909-10; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1920.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Col. John S. Winthrop; married, June 22,
1910, to Gertrude Chittenden. |
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Benjamin Drake Wright (1799-1874) —
also known as Benjamin D. Wright —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., January
23, 1799.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; member
Florida territorial council, 1824, 1831-33, 1837; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Florida, 1825, 1825-31; mayor
of Pensacola, Fla., 1828-29, 1841-42; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Escambia County,
1838-39; member of Florida
state senate, 1845; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1853; president, Alabama and Florida
Railroad,
1856; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Escambia County,
1865; U.S.
Collector of Customs at Pensacola, Fla., Florida, 1869.
Died April
28, 1874 (age 75 years, 95
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Louis Crosby Wyman (1917-2002) —
also known as Louis C. Wyman —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., March
16, 1917.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1953-61; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1956,
1960
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1963-65, 1967-74;
defeated, 1964; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1974-75; defeated, 1975; superior
court judge in New Hampshire, 1978-87.
Died, from cancer,
in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., May 5,
2002 (age 85 years, 50
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Owen Daniel Young (1874-1962) —
also known as Owen D. Young —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Van Hornesville, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
27, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; financier;
industrialist;
chairman, General Electric, 1922-39 and 1942-45; founded Radio
Corporation of America (RCA) and was chairman 1919-29; one of the
founders of the National Broadcasting
Company (NBC); author of the "Young Plan" in 1929 for settlement of
German war reparations; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., July 11,
1962 (age 87 years, 257
days).
Interment at Van
Hornesville Cemetery, Van Hornesville, N.Y.
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David Levy Yulee (1810-1886) —
also known as David Levy; "Father of Florida's
Railroads" —
of St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla.; Homosassa, Citrus
County, Fla.
Born in St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, June 12,
1810.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from St. Johns County,
1838-39; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Florida Territory, 1841-45; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1845-51, 1855-61; imprisoned
as a Confederate
at Fort Pulaski, Fla. for a time after the Civil War.
Jewish.
Slaveowner.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
10, 1886 (age 76 years, 120
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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