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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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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., 1884-1903; Vice-Consul
for Great Britain in Key
West, Fla., 1887-1903.
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; Honorary
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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