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Politicians in the Lumber and Timber Business in Florida

Henry Gerhardt Sophus Baars (1844-1909) — also known as Henry G. S. Baars — of Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla. Born in Germany, February 23, 1844. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lumber export business; Vice-Consul for Austria-Hungary in Pensacola, Fla., 1888-1903. German ancestry. Died in Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla., July 2, 1909 (age 65 years, 129 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.   Relatives: Son of Ernst Baars and H. (Siebers) Baars; married 1871 to Mary Ellison Dunwoody.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Andrew Jackson Bentley (1827-1895) — also known as Andrew J. Bentley — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla.; New London, New London County, Conn. Born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., January 10, 1827. Sailor; shipbroker; lumber business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1880; mayor of New London, Conn., 1894. Died, of pneumonia, March 18, 1895 (age 68 years, 67 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.   Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson   Relatives: Son of Leticia (Gardiner) Bentley and Rev. David Niles Bentley; married to Abby Kinney.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   James Nathaniel Coombs (1842-1911) — also known as James N. Coombs — of Apalachicola, Franklin County, Fla. Born in Old Town, Penobscot County, Maine, August 15, 1842. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1896 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1904, 1908; sawmill owner; banker; member of Republican National Committee from Florida, 1904-08. Died April 8, 1911 (age 68 years, 236 days). Interment at Chestnut Cemetery, Apalachicola, Fla.   Relatives: Married to Maria A. Starrett. Lorenzo Nolley Dantzler III (1899-1951) — also known as L. N. Dantzler Jr. — of Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., September 25, 1899. Lumber business; Honorary Vice-Consul for Argentina in Tampa, Fla., 1928-47. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla., March 30, 1951 (age 51 years, 186 days). Interment at Griffin Cemetery, Moss Point, Miss.   Relatives: Son of Lorenzo Nolley Dantzler and Bessie (Hunt) Dantzler; married 1921 to Louise Gay.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Tampa Morning Tribune, March 31, 1951   James Knox Polk Hall (1844-1915) — of Ridgway, Elk County, Pa. Born in Milesburg, Centre County, Pa., September 30, 1844. Democrat. Lawyer; Elk County District Attorney, 1867-70, 1873; interests in coal mining, lumbering, railroads, and banking; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896, 1904 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1899-1903; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1903-14 (38th District 1903-06, 26th District 1907-14). Died in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla., January 5, 1915 (age 70 years, 97 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Ridgway, Pa.   Presumably named for: James Knox Polk   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   J. R. Jinks (b. 1886) — of Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla. Born in Jackson, Butts County, Ga., 1886. Planing mill manager; mayor-commissioner of Tallahassee, Florida, 1938-39. Burial location unknown.   Jesse Insle Pavey (b. 1890) — also known as Jesse I. Pavey — of Belleair, Pinellas County, Fla.; South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in Boone County, Ind., April 20, 1890. Democrat. Lumber business; mayor of Belleair, Fla., 1926-30; mayor of South Bend, Ind., 1939-44. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans. Burial location unknown.   William Hayden Reynolds (1847-1935) — also known as William H. Reynolds — of Orlando, Orange County, Fla. Born June 29, 1847. Sawmill owner; banker; owner, Orlando Telephone Company, 1908-14; mayor of Orlando, Fla., 1910-13. Died February 1, 1935 (age 87 years, 217 days). Burial location unknown.   Gale Hamilton Stalker (1889-1985) — also known as Gale H. Stalker — of Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y.; Palm Bay, Brevard County, Fla. Born in Long Eddy, Sullivan County, N.Y., November 7, 1889. Republican. Lumber business; banker; U.S. Representative from New York 37th District, 1923-35. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died November 4, 1985 (age 95 years, 362 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Ormond Beach, Fla.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   James Bennett Stone (1823-1895) — also known as James B. Stone — of Calhoun County, Fla. Born in Montgomery County, Ala., November 29, 1823. Farmer; sawmill owner; Calhoun County Sheriff, 1855-59; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1868-70, 1877; delegate to Florida state constitutional convention, 1885. He lost a leg in a sawmill accident. Died in Calhoun County, Fla., February 25, 1895 (age 71 years, 88 days). Interment at Old Shiloh Cemetery, Calhoun County, Fla.   Relatives: Son of David Cruger Stone and Lucinda (Evans) Stone; brother of Joseph Seaborn Stone; married to Jincy Ann Yon; father of Terrell Higdon Stone; nephew of Lackland McIntosh Stone; grandson of Henry Dessex Stone; first cousin of Lewis Maxwell Stone.   Political family: Stone family of Florida. Fred W. Upham (1861-1925) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Racine, Racine County, Wis., January 29, 1861. Republican. Lumber business; president, City Fuel Company, coal dealers; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1892, 1912, 1916, 1920 (chair, Arrangements Committee), 1924; member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1919; Treasurer of Republican National Committee, 1920-24; member of Republican National Committee from Illinois, 1924. Member, Union League; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Loyal Legion. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., February 15, 1925 (age 64 years, 17 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.   Relatives: Married to Alice Judd and Helen Hall; nephew of William Henry Upham.   Political family: Upham family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Proceedings of the Republican National Convention 1920   Thomas Campbell Watson (1846-1918) — of Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla. Born in Scotland, March 15, 1846. Timber merchant; collection agent; real estate and insurance business; Vice-Consul for Uruguay in Pensacola, Fla., 1877-1903. Scottish ancestry. Died in Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla., October 3, 1918 (age 72 years, 202 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.   Relatives: Married 1872 to Annie Sinclair Kennon.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Adonijah Strong Welch (1821-1889) — also known as Adonijah S. Welch — of Jonesville, Hillsdale County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla.; Ames, Story County, Iowa. Born in East Hampton, Middlesex County, Conn., April 12, 1821. Republican. First principal, in 1851-65, of the Michigan State Normal School in Ypsilanti, Mich. (later Eastern Michigan University); member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1863-66; established a lumber mill at Jacksonville, Fla.; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1868-69; first president, in 1869-83, of the Iowa Agricultural College in Ames, Iowa (later Iowa State University); college professor; author. Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 14, 1889 (age 67 years, 336 days). Interment at Iowa State College Cemetery, Ames, Iowa.   Welch Hall (built 1896), at Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   John T. Wilder (1830-1917) — of Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Ind.; Greensburg, Decatur County, Ind.; Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn.; Johnson City, Washington County, Tenn.; Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Born in Hunter, Greene County, N.Y., January 31, 1830. Republican. Millwright; foundry owner; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; manufacturer of railroad rails; railroad promoter; mayor of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1871-72; candidate for U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1876; postmaster at Chattanooga, Tenn., 1877-82; hotel owner. Died in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., October 20, 1917 (age 87 years, 262 days). Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.   Relatives: Son of Reuben Wilder and Mary (Merritt) Wilder; married to Martha Jane Stewart and Dora Lee.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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