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James Calhoun Adkins Jr. (1915-1994) —
also known as James C. Adkins, Jr. —
of Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., January
18, 1915.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Florida, 1964-69; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1969-87.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Lions; Woodmen;
Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died June 24,
1994 (age 79 years, 157
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Calhoun Adkins, Sr. and Elizabeth (Edwards) Adkins; married,
July
15, 1952, to Ethel Fox. |
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Clifford Robertson Allen (1912-1978) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., January
6, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1949-51, 1955-59; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1958 (Democratic primary); delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1971; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1975-78; died in
office 1978.
Methodist. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 18,
1978 (age 66 years, 163
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Nashville, Tenn.
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William Franklin Anderson (1860-1944) —
also known as William F. Anderson —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla.
Born near Morgantown, Monongalia
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April
22, 1860.
Republican. Minister;
Methodist bishop of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1908-12, Cincinnati, Ohio,
1912-24, and Boston, Mass., 1924-32; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1924 ; acting
president, Boston University, 1925-26.
Methodist. Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in Buzzards Bay, Bourne, Barnstable
County, Mass., July 22,
1944 (age 84 years, 91
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Leslie Cornelius Arends (1895-1985) —
also known as Leslie C. Arends —
of Melvin, Ford
County, Ill.
Born in Melvin, Ford
County, Ill., September
27, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; banker; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1935-74 (17th District 1935-73,
15th District 1973-74); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968,
1972.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., July 17,
1985 (age 89 years, 293
days).
Interment at Melvin
Cemetery, Melvin, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of George Teis Arends and Talea (Weiss) Arends; married to Betty
Tychon. |
| | | Epitaph: "His greatest gift was the
love of people, and he gave it with compassion, dignity, and unerring
grace. Elected forty years to the halls of the U.S. Congress, he
served his fellow man, this district and the nation with wisdom and
vision. For thirty-two years as Repubican Whip, serving with seven
presidents, he was primary architect of a history-making bipartisan
coalition in the House. Above all ws this noble man's love and
devotion to his Creator, which guided his life, and is his greatest
lasting legacy." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Stan Bainter (b. 1931) —
of Florida.
Born in Macomb, McDonough
County, Ill., January
23, 1931.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 25th District, 1987-.
Methodist. Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 1999.
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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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Ross Bass (1918-1993) —
of Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn.; Miami Shores, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Giles
County, Tenn., March
17, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; florist;
soft
drink bottler; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1955-64; defeated,
1976; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1964-67.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died January
1, 1993 (age 74 years, 290
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Pulaski, Tenn.
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Allan George Bense (b. 1951) —
also known as Allan G. Bense —
of Panama City, Bay
County, Fla.
Born in Panama City, Bay
County, Fla., October
6, 1951.
Republican. Golf course
contractor; member of Florida
state house of representatives 6th District, 1999-; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 2004; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 2004.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2004.
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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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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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John Bozeman (1793-1848) —
of Hawkinsville, Pulaski
County, Ga.
Born in Greene
County, Ga., April
27, 1793.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; county judge in
Georgia, 1829-35; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1830.
Methodist.
Died in White Springs, Hamilton
County, Fla., November
10, 1848 (age 55 years, 197
days).
Interment at Swift
Creek Church Cemetery, Hamilton County, Fla.
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Charles Brand (1871-1966) —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio.
Born in Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio, November
1, 1871.
Republican. Farmer; manufacturer;
banker;
member of Ohio
state senate, 1921-22; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1923-33.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Eagles.
Died in Melbourne Beach, Brevard
County, Fla., May 23,
1966 (age 94 years, 203
days).
Interment at Melbourne
Cemetery, Melbourne, Fla.
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Irlo Bronson Jr. (b. 1936) —
also known as Bud Bronson —
of Florida.
Born in Kissimmee, Osceola
County, Fla., June 4,
1936.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 79th District, 1983-.
Methodist. Member, Kiwanis;
Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Moose.
Still living as of 1999.
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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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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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William Haydon Burns (1912-1987) —
also known as Haydon Burns —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
17, 1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; public
relations business; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1949-65; Governor of
Florida, 1965-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1968.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died November
22, 1987 (age 75 years, 250
days).
Interment somewhere
in Jacksonville, Fla.
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Joseph Wellington Byrns Jr. (1903-1973) —
also known as Joseph W. Byrns, Jr. —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., August
15, 1903.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1939-41.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Exchange
Club; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., March 8,
1973 (age 69 years, 205
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Archibald James Carey (1868-1931) —
also known as Archibald J. Carey —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in slavery,
in Georgia, August
25, 1868.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; president,
Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, Fla., 1895; minister;
bishop;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 3rd District,
1920-22; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1924;
member, Chicago Civil Service Commission, 1927-29; indicted
in 1929 on charges
of accepting
bribes from job applicants; the case never came to trial.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Died, from heart
disease, in Billings Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
23, 1931 (age 62 years, 210
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Cemetery, Blue Island, Ill.
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David Carpenter (1815-1891) —
Born in Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., April
19, 1815.
Republican. Real estate
business; banker;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1861-71.
Methodist.
Died in Mt. Dora, Lake
County, Fla., December
22, 1891 (age 76 years, 247
days).
Interment at Pleasant
View Cemetery, Blissfield, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Clement Carpenter and Sarah (Gilmore) Carpenter; married 1834 to Tibza
Pease; married 1840 to Mary
L. Ellis; married 1848 to
Hepsibeth Worth. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Cynthia Moore Chestnut (b. 1949) —
of Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., July 25,
1949.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 23rd District, 1991-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2008.
Female.
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, Junior
League; Alpha
Kappa Alpha; NAACP; Altrusa;
Rotary.
Still living as of 2008.
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Shirley Anita Chisholm (1924-2005) —
also known as Shirley Chisholm; Shirley Anita St.
Hill —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
30, 1924.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1965-68 (Kings County 17th District 1965, 45th
District 1966, 55th District 1967-68); U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1969-83; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1972;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980;
Honorary Co-Chair, 1984;
speaker, 1988.
Female.
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters; NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action; National
Organization for Women; Urban
League; Delta
Sigma Theta.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1993.
Died in Ormond Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., January
1, 2005 (age 80 years, 32
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Randall Norton Christmas (1920-1969) —
also known as Randall N. Christmas; Randy
Christmas —
of Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Ocilla, Irwin
County, Ga., October
14, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; mayor of
Miami, Fla., 1955-57; defeated, 1957.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of heart
disease, at North Shore Hospital,
Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., July 27,
1969 (age 48 years, 286
days).
Interment at Southern
Memorial, North Miami Beach, Fla.
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Harold Reginald Collier (1915-2006) —
also known as Harold R. Collier —
of Berwyn, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
12, 1915.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; candidate in primary for secretary
of state of Illinois, 1952; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1957-75 (10th District 1957-73, 6th
District 1973-75).
Methodist. Member, Moose; Elks.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., January
17, 2006 (age 90 years, 36
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Mamie White Colvin (1883-1955) —
also known as Mamie W. Colvin; Mamie White —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Westview, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 12,
1883.
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1918, 1922;
Prohibition candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1918; candidate for Presidential Elector
for New York; Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Women's
Christian Temperance Union; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., October
30, 1955 (age 72 years, 140
days).
Interment at Summit
Lawn Cemetery, Westfield, Ind.
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Fred Pierce Corson (1896-1985) —
also known as Fred P. Corson —
of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Cornwall, Lebanon
County, Pa.
Born in Millville, Cumberland
County, N.J., April
11, 1896.
Methodist
minister; president,
Dickinson College, 1934-44; Methodist Bishop of Philadelphia,
1944-68; offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1948,
1952;
offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1948.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Union
League; Rotary;
Kappa
Sigma; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage after a fall, in
St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
16, 1985 (age 88 years, 311
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Corson and Mary (Payne) Corson; married 1922 to
Frances Blount Beaman. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Dickinson
College |
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George Crady (b. 1931) —
of Yulee, Nassau
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., June 14,
1931.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 12th District, 1977-.
Methodist. Lebanese
ancestry. Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Lions; Moose.
Still living as of 1999.
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William Cato Cramer (1922-2003) —
also known as William C. Cramer; Bill Cramer;
"Mr. Republican" —
of St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.; Tarpon Springs, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Denver,
Colo., August
4, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Florida state legislature, 1950-52; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1955-71 (1st District 1955-63, 12th
District 1963-67, 8th District 1967-71); defeated, 1952; first
Republican congressman from Florida since Reconstruction; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 1956,
1960,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Florida, 1964-68; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1970; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Florida.
Methodist. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Amvets;
Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Order
of Ahepa.
Died, from complications of a heart
attack, in South Pasadena, Pinellas
County, Fla., October
18, 2003 (age 81 years, 75
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Memory Gardens, St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Faye Culp (b. 1939) —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born December
6, 1939.
Republican. School
teacher; candidate for mayor of
Tampa, Fla., 1987; member of Florida
state house of representatives 57th District, 1995-98, 2003-10;
defeated, 1992.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2010.
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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.
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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 |
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David William Davis (1873-1959) —
also known as D. W. Davis —
of American Falls, Power
County, Idaho; Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Wales,
April
23, 1873.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1912;
member of Idaho
state senate, 1912-14; Governor of
Idaho, 1919-23; defeated, 1916; Commissioner of Reclamation and
Director of Finance, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1924-32.
Methodist. Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died August
5, 1959 (age 86 years, 104
days).
Interment at Cloverdale
Memorial Park, Boise, Idaho.
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Fred Henry Davis (1894-1937) —
also known as Fred H. Davis —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., May 18,
1894.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Leon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-20; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1921-27; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1927; Florida
state attorney general, 1927-31; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1931-37; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1933-35.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Reserve
Officers Association; American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Lions.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., June 20,
1937 (age 43 years, 33
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred Henry Davis and Annie E. (Pearson) Davis; married, February
3, 1921, to Frances M. Chambers. |
| | | Epitaph: "Lawyer -
Statesman - Jurist - Soldier." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Levering Early (1896-1999) —
also known as John L. Early —
of Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla.
Born in Staunton,
Va., December
19, 1896.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1933-39; municipal judge in
Florida, 1944-46; mayor
of Sarasota, Fla., 1951-52.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., March 9,
1999 (age 102 years,
80 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Edward Early and Ida (Clark) Early; married, June 2,
1924, to Maebelle Claire Brooks. |
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James Burrows Edwards (1927-2014) —
also known as James B. Edwards; Jim
Edwards —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Hawthorne, Alachua
County, Fla., June 24,
1927.
Republican. Dentist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1971; member of South
Carolina state senate 16th District, 1972-74; resigned 1974; Governor of
South Carolina, 1975-79; U.S.
Secretary of Energy, 1981-82.
Episcopalian
or Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
American
Dental Association.
Died, from complications of a stroke,
in Mt. Pleasant, Charleston
County, S.C., December
26, 2014 (age 87 years, 185
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Earl Ehrhart (b. 1959) —
of Powder Springs, Cobb
County, Ga.
Born in a hospital
at Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., August
8, 1959.
Republican. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives 36th District, 1988-2000.
Methodist. Member, Pi
Sigma Alpha; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 2000.
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Thomas Allison Embrey (1861-1931) —
also known as Thomas A. Embrey —
of Winchester, Franklin
County, Tenn.
Born in Winchester, Franklin
County, Tenn., February
27, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1904,
1924
(alternate).
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a stroke,
in Florida State Hospital for
the Insane, Chattahoochee, Gadsden
County, Fla., April
11, 1931 (age 70 years, 43
days).
Interment at Florida State Hospital Cemetery, Chattahoochee, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander Simmons Embrey and Louisa Summers (Cain) Embrey;
married, October
19, 1883, to Fannie Lindsay. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Chattanooga (Tenn.) Daily
Times, April 17, 1931 |
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Joseph H. Enos (1910-1973) —
of Paulsboro, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born March
13, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly District 3-A, 1968-71.
Methodist.
Killed in an automobile
accident in Largo, Pinellas
County, Fla., March
22, 1973 (age 63 years, 9
days).
Interment at Eglinton
Cemetery, Clarksboro, N.J.
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Davis Floyd (1772-1834) —
of Harrison
County, Ind.
Born in Virginia, 1772.
Member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1805-06; served in the U.S.
Army during the War of 1812; Indiana
territorial auditor, 1813-14; treasurer
of Indiana Territory, 1814-16; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; candidate for
Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816-17; circuit judge in
Indiana, 1817-23; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1822.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Florida, 1834
(age about
62 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Floyd and Lillian Floyd; married 1794 to
Susanna Johnston Lewis. |
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Howard E. Futch (b. 1928) —
of Florida.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
8, 1928.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 30th District, 1993-.
Methodist. Member, Exchange
Club.
Still living as of 1999.
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Dorothy W. Glisson (c.1914-2001) —
of Florida.
Born about 1914.
Secretary
of state of Florida, 1974-75.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Altrusa.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., April
10, 2001 (age about 87
years).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Harry C. Goode Jr. (b. 1938) —
of Melbourne, Brevard
County, Fla.
Born in Melbourne, Brevard
County, Fla., March 6,
1938.
Republican. Mayor
of Melbourne, Fla., 1979-86, 2009; member of Florida
state house of representatives 31st District, 1987-.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert Andrew Gray (1882-1975) —
also known as R. A. Gray —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Concord, Pike
County, Ga., August
2, 1882.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary
of state of Florida, 1930-61; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1940.
Methodist. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen;
Moose;
American
Legion; Newcomen
Society.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., 1975
(age about
92 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Andrew Gregg (1877-1953) —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.; Wilberforce, Greene
County, Ohio; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Eureka, Greenwood
County, Kan., February
18, 1877.
Republican. Pastor; missionary;
president,
Edward Waters College, 1913-20; president,
Wilberforce University, 1920-24; bishop; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1940.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., February
17, 1953 (age 75 years, 365
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
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Ralph Waldo Gwinn (1884-1962) —
also known as Ralph W. Gwinn —
of Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., March
29, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; writer; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1945-59; defeated,
1940, 1942.
Methodist or Christian
Reformed. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Died of a heart
attack, in Delray Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
27, 1962 (age 77 years, 335
days).
Interment at Pawling
Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
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James Andrew Haley (1899-1981) —
also known as James A. Haley; Jim Haley —
of Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Calhoun
County, Ala., January
4, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
chair
of Sarasota County Democratic Party, 1925-53; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1949-52; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1952
(alternate), 1960;
U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1953-77 (7th District 1953-73, 8th
District 1973-77).
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks.
Former president and director, Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., August
6, 1981 (age 82 years, 214
days).
Interment at Boca
Raton Cemetery, Boca Raton, Fla.
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Lee Herbert Hamilton (b. 1931) —
also known as Lee H. Hamilton —
of Columbus, Bartholomew
County, Ind.
Born in Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., April
20, 1931.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1965-99; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1968,
1996;
received the Medal
of Freedom in 2015.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Trilateral
Commission; Rotary;
Jaycees;
Alpha
Tau Omega.
Inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of
Fame.
Still living as of 2018.
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Alcee Lamar Hastings (1936-2021) —
also known as Alcee L. Hastings —
of Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Altamonte Springs, Seminole
County, Fla., September
5, 1936.
Democrat. U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1979-89;
candidate for secretary
of state of Florida, 1990; U.S.
Representative from Florida 23rd District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Impeached
and removed from
office as federal judge in 1989 over bribery
charges.
Died, from pancreatic
cancer, in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., April 6,
2021 (age 84 years, 213
days).
Cremated.
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Albert Sydney Herlong Jr. (1909-1995) —
also known as Albert S. Herlong, Jr. —
of Leesburg, Lake
County, Fla.
Born in Manistee, Monroe
County, Ala., February
14, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
county judge in Florida, 1936-48; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1949-69 (5th District 1949-67, 4th
District 1967-69); alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); member, U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, 1969-73.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Pi
Kappa Phi.
Died in Leesburg, Lake
County, Fla., December
27, 1995 (age 86 years, 316
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Spessard Lindsey Holland (1892-1971) —
also known as Spessard L. Holland —
of Bartow, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Bartow, Polk
County, Fla., July 10,
1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; county judge in Florida,
1921-29; member of Florida
state senate, 1932-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Florida, 1940
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate; member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1956
(alternate), 1968;
Governor
of Florida, 1941-45; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1946-71.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Sponsor of 24th Amendment outlawing the poll tax.
Died in Bartow, Polk
County, Fla., November
6, 1971 (age 79 years, 119
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Bartow, Fla.
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Robert Freeman Hopwood (1856-1940) —
also known as Robert F. Hopwood —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., July 24,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Citizens Title
and Trust Co.; director, Uniontown Street
Railway Co.; Fayette
County Solicitor, 1894-1912; president, Uniontown Hospital,
1905-20; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1915-17;
defeated, 1916.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., March 1,
1940 (age 83 years, 221
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa.
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Holly Eugene Hubbell (1893-1969) —
also known as Holly E. Hubbell —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Hemlock, Saginaw
County, Mich., March
31, 1893.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1951-60; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Saginaw County
2nd District, 1961.
Methodist. Member, Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., December
27, 1969 (age 76 years, 271
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Clearwater, Fla.
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Harold W. Hungerford (1902-1982) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Elsie, Clinton
County, Mich., June 30,
1902.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1947-64; defeated, 1944 (Ingham County 1st District), 1964 (58th
District); member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1967-70.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
5, 1982 (age 79 years, 220
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John B. Johnson (b. 1868) —
of Live Oak, Suwannee
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Live Oak, Suwannee
County, Fla., October
15, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Florida
state senate, 1907-23; Florida
state attorney general, 1925-27.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Archibald Johnson and Martha Elizabeth (Bachlotte) Johnson;
married, October
14, 1903, to Mary Wagner. |
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Dennis L. Jones (b. 1941) —
of Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., April 5,
1941.
Republican. Chiropractor;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1979-.
Methodist. Member, Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
American
Association of Retired Persons.
Still living as of 1999.
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Suzanne Kosmas (b. 1944) —
of New Smyrna Beach, Volusia
County, Fla.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
25, 1944.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 28th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2004.
Female.
Methodist. Greek
ancestry. Member, Habitat
for Humanity.
Still living as of 2014.
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Joseph Bradford Lancaster (1790-1856) —
also known as Joseph B. Lancaster —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.; Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Kentucky, 1790.
Whig. Lawyer; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1846-47; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1848-50; mayor of
Tampa, Fla., 1856; died in office 1856.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., November
25, 1856 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Tampa, Fla.
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Henry W. Lengyel (1920-1999) —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.; Antwerp, Jefferson
County, N.Y.; Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., April
28, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
legislative counsel to State Senator Henry
A. Wise, 1955-58; chair of
Jefferson County Republican Party, 1958-63; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1960
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); Judge of New York Court of
Claims, 1963-64.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died August
26, 1999 (age 79 years, 120
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Guyer Leslie (1878-1937) —
also known as Harry G. Leslie —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., April 6,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1923-27; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1925-27; Governor of
Indiana, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1932.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., December
10, 1937 (age 59 years, 248
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Thomas F. Lewis (1924-2003) —
also known as Tom Lewis —
of North Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
26, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; aircraft
industry executive, 1957-73; real
estate and investments, 1972-82; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1973-81; member of Florida
state senate, 1981-83; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1983-95 (12th District 1983-93, 16th
District 1993-95); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1984.
Methodist. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Moose; Exchange
Club; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died August
1, 2003 (age 78 years, 279
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Evelyn J. Lynn (b. 1930) —
of Volusia
County, Fla.
Born in Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., February
2, 1930.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 27th District, 1995-.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1999.
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Raymer Francis Maguire (b. 1890) —
also known as Raymer F. Maguire —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Ocoee, Orange
County, Fla., November
30, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; 17th Circuit State's
Attorney, 1923-27; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1940.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Oscar Maguire and Margaret Martha (Francis) Maguire;
married, January
8, 1920, to Ruth Mabel McCullough. |
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Jerry Louis Maygarden (b. 1948) —
also known as Jerry L. Maygarden —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., December
22, 1948.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; mayor
of Pensacola, Fla., 1991-94; member of Florida
state house of representatives 2nd District, 1995-2002.
Methodist. Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Kappa Phi; Rotary;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2002.
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Marion T. McCarthy (1909-1978) —
of Blackford, Webster
County, Ky.
Born in Blackford, Webster
County, Ky., June 25,
1909.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives; elected 1933, 1935, 1937;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1936.
Methodist.
Died May 4,
1978 (age 68 years, 313
days).
Interment at Fred
Hunter Hollywood Memorial Gardens, Hollywood, Fla.
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Roscoe Conkling McCulloch (1880-1958) —
also known as Roscoe C. McCulloch —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Millersburg, Holmes
County, Ohio, November
27, 1880.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1915-21; defeated, 1912;
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1920; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1929-30; defeated, 1930.
Methodist.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March
17, 1958 (age 77 years, 110
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, West Palm Beach, Fla.
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Jerry G. Melvin (b. 1929) —
of Florida.
Born in Bonifay, Holmes
County, Fla., July 22,
1929.
Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1968-78, 1995-; candidate in
Democratic primary for U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1978.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1999.
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Jefferson Bingham Miller (b. 1959) —
also known as Jeff Miller —
of Chumuckla, Santa Rosa
County, Fla.
Born in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., June 27,
1959.
Republican. Real estate
broker; sheriff's
deputy; member of Florida
state house of representatives 1st District, 1998-2001; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 2001-17.
Methodist. Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2017.
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O. R. Minton Jr. (b. 1950) —
also known as Rick Minton —
of Florida.
Born in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., January
1, 1950.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 78th District, 1993-.
Methodist. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1999.
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David F. Morrison (1873-1960) —
of Germfask, Schoolcraft
County, Mich.
Born in Elba Township, Gratiot
County, Mich., November
23, 1873.
Republican. School
teacher; grocer; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1921-28, 1943-50 (Schoolcraft
District 1921-26, Alger District 1927-28, 1943-50); defeated in
primary, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1950.
Methodist. Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., March
15, 1960 (age 86 years, 113
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Germfask, Mich.
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Owen Hendricks Page Jr. (1915-1999) —
also known as Owen H. Page, Jr. —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., September
11, 1915.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Chatham County, 1949-52;
member of Georgia
state senate 1st District, 1955-56.
Methodist; later Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, in Hospice
Savannah, Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., January
8, 1999 (age 83 years, 119
days).
Interment at Greenwich Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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Frank Park (1864-1925) —
of Sylvester, Worth
County, Ga.; Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala., March 3,
1864.
Democrat. School
teacher; civil
engineer; lawyer;
circuit judge in Georgia, 1909-13; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1913-25.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., November
20, 1925 (age 61 years, 262
days).
Interment at White
Springs Cemetery, White Springs, Fla.
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Charles Breckinridge Parkhill (b. 1859) —
also known as Charles B. Parkhill —
of Florida.
Born in Leon
County, Fla., June 23,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state senate, 1888-90; circuit judge in Florida, 1904-05; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1905-11; appointed 1905.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Parkhill and Elizabeth (Bellamy) Parkhill; married 1884 to
Genevieve Perry; married, November
30, 1891, to Helen Wall. |
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Durell Peaden Jr. (b. 1945) —
of Crestview, Okaloosa
County, Fla.
Born in DeFuniak Springs, Walton
County, Fla., August
24, 1945.
Physician;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 5th District, 1995-; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1999.
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James Hardin Peterson (1894-1978) —
also known as J. Hardin Peterson —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Batesburg (now part of Batesburg-Leesville), Lexington
County, S.C., February
11, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; citrus
grower; Polk
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-32; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1933-51; chairman,
First State Bank of
Lakeland.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., March
28, 1978 (age 84 years, 45
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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William Joseph Posey (b. 1947) —
also known as Bill Posey —
of Rockledge, Brevard
County, Fla.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
18, 1947.
Republican. Real estate
business; member of Florida
state house of representatives 32nd District, 1993-2000; member
of Florida
state senate, 2001-08 (15th District 2001-02, 24th District
2003-08); U.S.
Representative from Florida, 2009-20 (15th District 2009-13, 8th
District 2013-20).
Methodist. English
and Jewish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2020.
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Joseph W. Prettyman (1917-1995) —
of Lewes, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, August
7, 1917.
Grain farmer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 8th District,
1953-54.
Methodist.
Died, in Lee Memorial Health Park medical
center, Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., April 9,
1995 (age 77 years, 245
days).
Interment at Conleys Chapel Cemetery, Angola, Del.
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Asa Philip Randolph (1889-1979) —
also known as A. Philip Randolph —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Crescent City, Putnam
County, Fla., April
15, 1889.
Socialist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1919;
candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1924; organizer,
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; vice-president,
AFL-CIO, 1957; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937.
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American Civil
Liberties Union; United
World Federalists.
Recipient of the Presidential
Medal of Freedom on September 14, 1964.
Died May 16,
1979 (age 90 years, 31
days).
Cremated.
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Audley Rawson (1893-1981) —
also known as William Audley Rawson —
of Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich.; Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born near Marlette, Sanilac
County, Mich., April 5,
1893.
Republican. Farmer;
Elkland Township Supervisor, 1931-36; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1935-42;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1943-46; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of
Tuscola County Republican Party, 1950; lobbyist
for the Michigan Association of Insurance
Companies.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla., September
27, 1981 (age 88 years, 175
days).
Interment at Elkland
Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Rawson and Euphemia 'Effie' (Ronald) Rawson; married, December
22, 1914, to Mary Lena Day; married 1971 to
Mildred Hutchinson. |
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John C. Rayson (b. 1949) —
of Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill., March
29, 1949.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 90th District, 1991-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2004,
2008.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2008.
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Leland H. Rayson (1921-2001) —
of Tinley Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill., August
23, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1960;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1965-77 (at-large 1965-67, 9th
District 1967-77).
Methodist. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, of metastatic
melanoma, in Stuart, Martin
County, Fla., January
8, 2001 (age 79 years, 138
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Carlos Wood Riddick (1872-1960) —
also known as Carl W. Riddick —
of Winamac, Pulaski
County, Ind.; Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont.
Born in Wells, Faribault
County, Minn., February
25, 1872.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; Fergus
County Assessor, 1915-18; U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1919-23; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1922.
Methodist.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., July 9,
1960 (age 88 years, 135
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Memorial Gardens, Annapolis, Md.
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DeeDee Ritchie (b. 1953) —
of Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Leesville, Vernon
Parish, La., September
22, 1953.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1999-.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Still living as of 1999.
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Dwight Laing Rogers (1886-1954) —
also known as Dwight L. Rogers —
of Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born near Reidsville, Tattnall
County, Ga., August
17, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1930-38; U.S.
Representative from Florida 6th District, 1945-54; died in office
1954; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1952.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Sphinx;
Kiwanis.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., December
1, 1954 (age 68 years, 106
days).
Interment at Lauderdale
Memorial Park, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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Paul Grant Rogers (1921-2008) —
also known as Paul G. Rogers —
of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Ocilla, Irwin
County, Ga., June 4,
1921.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1955-79 (6th District 1955-67, 9th
District 1967-73, 11th District 1973-79); alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1968.
Methodist. Member, Kiwanis.
Died October
13, 2008 (age 87 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Robert Scott (c.1841-1929) —
also known as John R. Scott —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in slavery
in Virginia, about 1841.
Republican. Clergyman;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1868-73, 1879; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1873-77; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1876,
1896
(alternate), 1916
(alternate), 1920
(alternate), 1924
(alternate), 1928
(alternate); offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1896.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., February
18, 1929 (age about 88
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles W. Sembler II (b. 1965) —
also known as Charlie Sembler —
of Florida.
Born in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., March
26, 1965.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 80th District, 1991-.
Methodist. Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 1999.
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Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (1906-1994) —
also known as Robert L. F. Sikes —
of Crestview, Okaloosa
County, Fla.
Born in Isabella, Worth
County, Ga., June 3,
1906.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1941-44, 1945-79 (3rd District
1941-44, 1945-63, 1st District 1963-79); resigned 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956
(delegation chair).
Methodist. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
Military
Order of the World Wars; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Alpha
Zeta; Alpha
Gamma Rho; Elks.
Reprimanded
by the House of Representatives in 1976 over conflicts
of interest.
Died while suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, September
28, 1994 (age 88 years, 117
days).
Interment at Liveoak
Park Memorial Cemetery, Crestview, Fla.
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William Virden Sipple (1847-1926) —
also known as William V. Sipple —
of Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, October
22, 1847.
Republican. Stonecutter;
marble
dealer; postmaster at Milford,
Del., 1898-1903.
Methodist.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., March
17, 1926 (age 78 years, 146
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Milford, Del.
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George Armistead Smathers (1913-2007) —
also known as George A. Smathers; "Georgeous
George" —
of Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., November
14, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1947-51; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1951-69; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1952
(alternate; member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956
(alternate), 1968;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960,
1968;
lobbyist.
Methodist; later United
Church of Christ. Member, Jaycees;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Suffered a stroke,
and subsequently died, in Indian Creek, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., January
20, 2007 (age 93 years, 67
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Kelley R. Smith (b. 1946) —
of Florida.
Born in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., October
25, 1946.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 21st District, 1991-.
Methodist. Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Jaycees;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 1999.
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J. R. Spratt (b. 1947) —
also known as Joe Spratt —
of Florida.
Born in Hamlet, Richmond
County, N.C., March
10, 1947.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 77th District, 1997-.
Methodist. Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 1999.
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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.
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John Stansel Taylor (1871-1936) —
also known as John S. Taylor —
of Largo, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Hillsborough County (part now in Pinellas
County), Fla., March
21, 1871.
Democrat. Citrus
grower; banker;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1905-10; mayor of
Largo, Fla., 1911; member of Florida
state senate; elected 1912; candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1928; member of Democratic
National Committee from Florida, 1932.
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Largo, Pinellas
County, Fla., August
15, 1936 (age 65 years, 147
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Wallace Jennings Varney (1905-1979) —
also known as Wallace J. Varney —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Ragland, Mingo
County, W.Va., February
19, 1905.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; postmaster at Williamson,
W.Va., 1948-72 (acting, 1948-50).
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., November
27, 1979 (age 74 years, 281
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Williamson, W.Va.
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Leslie Waters (b. 1947) —
of Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., 1947.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 51st District, 1999-.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Pi Beta
Phi; Urban
League.
Still living as of 1999.
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Henry Watterson (1840-1921) —
also known as "Marse Henry" —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
16, 1840.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
editor, Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1876
(Temporary
Chair), 1880
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1884,
1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1876-77; received the
Pulitzer
Prize in Journalism, 1918.
Methodist.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., December
22, 1921 (age 81 years, 309
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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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 William Young (1930-2013) —
also known as C. W. 'Bill' Young —
of Seminole, Pinellas
County, Fla.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.; Indian Rocks Beach, Pinellas
County, Fla.; Indian Shores, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Harmarville, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
16, 1930.
Republican. Member of Florida
state senate, 1961-71; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Florida, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1984;
U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1971-2013 (8th District 1971-73, 6th
District 1973-83, 8th District 1983-93, 10th District 1993-2013, 13th
District 2013); died in office 2013.
Methodist.
Died, in the Walter Reed Military Medical Center (formerly Bethesda
Naval Medical Center), in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., October
18, 2013 (age 82 years, 306
days).
Burial location unknown.
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