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Charles Elliott Abbe (1831-1884) —
also known as Charles E. Abbe —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Sarasota, Manatee County (now Sarasota
County), Fla.
Born in Dalton, Berkshire
County, Mass., November
27, 1831.
Merchant; real estate
developer; postmaster at Sarasota,
Fla., 1878-84.
Shot
and killed,
by members of the Sarasota Assassination Society, in Sarasota,
Manatee County (now Sarasota
County), Fla., December
27, 1884 (age 53 years, 30
days).
Interment at Belvidere
Cemetery, Belvidere, Ill.
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William Smith Allen (1823-1891) —
also known as William S. Allen —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn., February
16, 1823.
Merchant; mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1868, 1873-74.
Died in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., October
10, 1891 (age 68 years, 236
days).
Interment at Key
West Cemetery, Key West, Fla.
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Paul Arnold (1893-1973) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Neckerwestheim, Wurttemberg, Germany,
June
29, 1893.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant; building
contractor; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1932,
1936;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1952.
German
ancestry.
Died in February, 1973
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Interment at Royal
Palm South Cemetery, St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Albert Edwin Beech (1904-1973) —
also known as Albert E. Beech —
of Wilkinsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Port Charlotte, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Born in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
15, 1904.
Republican. Merchant; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1940; candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 44th District, 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died in April, 1973
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Florian Beiter (1894-1974) —
also known as Alfred F. Beiter —
of Williamsville, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Clarence, Erie
County, N.Y., July 7,
1894.
Democrat. Merchant; U.S.
Representative from New York 41st District, 1933-39, 1941-43;
defeated, 1938, 1942.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Rotary.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March
11, 1974 (age 79 years, 247
days).
Interment at Boca
Raton Cemetery, Boca Raton, Fla.
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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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Richard A. Brown (1908-1994) —
of Bridgeport, Madison
County, N.Y.; Cape Coral, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Bridgeport, Madison
County, N.Y., July 27,
1908.
Merchant; real estate
business; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
New
York state assembly 114th District, 1968-72.
Member, American
Legion; Grange;
Lions;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died January
24, 1994 (age 85 years, 181
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Edith S. Steier. |
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Allen B. Cleare (1878-1951) —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Harbour Island, Bahamas,
April
30, 1878.
Merchant; auctioneer;
mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1917-19.
Died in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., September
27, 1951 (age 73 years, 150
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Lawrence Frankel (1916-2002) —
also known as Harold L. Frankel —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.; Cape Coral, Lee
County, Fla.
Born October
25, 1916.
Hotel
owner; merchant; mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1957-59, 1974-75, 1977-78; Cabell
County Sheriff and Treasurer, 1961-64.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Died, in a hospice
at Pembroke Pines, Broward
County, Fla., February
18, 2002 (age 85 years, 116
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank DeForest Gaylord (1860-1937) —
also known as Frank D. Gaylord —
of Sodus, Wayne
County, N.Y.
Born in Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan., September
24, 1860.
Republican. Merchant; fruit
packing business; member of New York
state assembly from Wayne County, 1917-19.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., April
14, 1937 (age 76 years, 202
days).
Interment at Sodus Rural Cemetery, Sodus, N.Y.
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Abijah Gilbert (1806-1881) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla.
Born in Gilbertsville, Otsego
County, N.Y., June 18,
1806.
Republican. Merchant; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1869-75.
Died in Gilbertsville, Otsego
County, N.Y., November
23, 1881 (age 75 years, 158
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Gilbertsville, N.Y.
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John Jackson (1809-1887) —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in County Monaghan, Ireland,
1809.
Surveyor;
merchant; mayor of
Tampa, Fla., 1862.
Died November
4, 1887 (age about 78
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry R. Joiner (born c.1919) —
of Lake Worth (now Lake Worth Beach), Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born about 1919.
Department store manager; candidate for mayor
of Lake Worth, Fla., 1981.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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H. Wallace Knapp (1869-1929) —
of Mooers, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Born in Mooers, Clinton
County, N.Y., March
31, 1869.
Republican. Merchant; member and chairman of the Clinton
County Board of Supervisors; member of New York
state assembly from Clinton County, 1903-06; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1904;
member of New York
state senate 30th District, 1907-10; president, National
Commercial Bank,
Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., April 4,
1929 (age 60 years, 4
days).
Interment at Old
Protestant Cemetery, Mooers, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of H. F. Knapp. |
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1907 |
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Charles LeBaron (1804-1881) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
13, 1804.
Merchant; mayor
of Pensacola, Fla., 1840-41.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., February
4, 1881 (age 76 years, 53
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Alexander LeBaron (1826-1902) —
also known as William A. LeBaron —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., November
7, 1826.
Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; commission
merchant; Consul
for Nicaragua in Mobile,
Ala., 1889-96; Vice-Consul
for Mexico in Mobile,
Ala., 1890-1902; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Spain in Mobile,
Ala., 1901; Consul
for Colombia in Mobile,
Ala., 1901-02.
French
ancestry.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., February
12, 1902 (age 75 years, 97
days).
Burial location unknown.
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R. Alfred Monsalvatage (d. 1900) —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Democrat. Merchant; banker; mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1883-85; delegate to Gold Democrat National
Convention from Florida, 1896.
Spanish
ancestry.
Died in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., May 28,
1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Oliver O'Hara —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Commission merchant; mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1832-33.
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander Patterson (1791-1870) —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Stonington, New London
County, Conn., 1791.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; merchant; auctioneer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1830; mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1841-42, 1849-52, 1856-57, 1861-64, 1865-66,
1867-68.
Died in 1870
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Key
West Cemetery, Key West, Fla.
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John Jay Philbrick (1840-1897) —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., March 6,
1840.
Steamship
agent; commission merchant; Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Key
West, Fla., 1871-77; Vice-Consul
for Germany in Key
West, Fla., 1871-77.
Member, Freemasons.
Died September
14, 1897 (age 57 years, 192
days).
Interment at Key
West Cemetery, Key West, Fla.
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John W. Porter (born c.1821) —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in South Carolina, about 1821.
Merchant; auctioneer;
mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1853-55.
Burial location unknown.
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E. George Sewell (c.1875-1940) —
of Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Hartwell, Hart
County, Ga., about 1875.
Merchant; mayor of
Miami, Fla., 1927-29, 1933-35, 1939-40; died in office 1940.
Died April 2,
1940 (age about 65
years).
Burial location unknown.
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William John Hamilton Taylor (1853-1929) —
also known as William J. H. Taylor —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Turks and
Caicos Islands, December
12, 1853.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; commission merchant; Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Key
West, Fla., 1884-1904; Vice-Consul
for Great Britain in Key
West, Fla., 1887-1904.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., May 5,
1929 (age 75 years, 144
days).
Interment at Key
West Cemetery, Key West, Fla.
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Vincent Joseph Vidal (1858-1941) —
also known as Vincent J. Vidal; Vicente J.
Vidal —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Mahon, Minorca,
December
26, 1858.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant; coffee
roaster; printing
business; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Guatemala in Pensacola,
Fla., 1900-31; Consul
for Cuba in Pensacola,
Fla., 1904-14; Commercial
Agent (Consul) for Uruguay in Pensacola,
Fla., 1913-23; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Uruguay in Pensacola,
Fla., 1926-41; Vice-Consul
for Brazil in Pensacola,
Fla., 1929.
Spanish
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., September
26, 1941 (age 82 years, 274
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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C. Fred Ward (c.1875-1961) —
of Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., about 1875.
Farmer;
merchant; mayor
of Winter Park, Fla., 1924-28; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1930.
Died July 28,
1961 (age about 86
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1897 to Clara
Layton. |
| | | Image source: Winter Park
Library |
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