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Politicians in Miscellaneous Occupations in Florida

  Walter Gresham Andrews (1889-1949) — also known as Walter G. Andrews — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., July 16, 1889. Republican. Athletic coach; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; sales manager; U.S. Representative from New York, 1931-49 (40th District 1931-45, 42nd District 1945-49). Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Died, from a heart attack, in a hotel at Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Fla., March 5, 1949 (age 59 years, 232 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Old Fort Niagara Cemetery, Youngstown, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Andrews and Kate (Gresham) Andrews; grandson of Walter Quintin Gresham.
  Political family: Gresham-Andrews family of Harrison County, Indiana.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Edward Bright Bruce (1879-1943) — also known as Edward Bruce — Born in Dover Plains, Dutchess County, N.Y., April 13, 1879. Lawyer; artist; lobbyist; arts administrator; member, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 1940-43. Died in Hollywood, Broward County, Fla., January 26, 1943 (age 63 years, 288 days). Interment at Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif.
  Relatives: Married 1909 to Margaret Stow.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
  Courtney Warren Campbell (1895-1971) — also known as Courtney W. Campbell — of Florida. Born in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Mo., April 29, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; business executive; citrus grower; U.S. Representative from Florida 1st District, 1953-55; defeated, 1954. Christian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners; Beta Theta Pi. Died in Dunedin, Pinellas County, Fla., December 22, 1971 (age 76 years, 237 days). Interment at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas C. Campbell and Ellen (Minor) Campbell; married 1933 to Henrietta Hisgen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Paul Clarke (1880-1920) — also known as J. Paul Clarke — of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla. Born in Crown Point, Essex County, N.Y., October 7, 1880. Republican. Snake handler; taxidermist; postmaster at West Palm Beach, Fla., 1910-13; a prankster, he often left snakes in post office boxes and mailbags, to scare people. Bitten by a harlequin or coral snake, and died nineteen hours later, in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., December 25, 1920 (age 40 years, 79 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, West Palm Beach, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Almon Taylor Clarke and Marietta Thankful (Whitney) Clarke; brother of Lena Marietta Thankful Clarke.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Rufus Lee Dial (1887-1966) — also known as Rufus L. Dial; "Pop" — of Wayne County, W.Va.; Bradenton, Manatee County, Fla. Born in West Virginia, October 24, 1887. Republican. Traveling salesman; candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1950, 1952, 1954. Died in 1966 (age about 78 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Albert M. Dial and Dora Belle (Jarrell) Dial.
  John Henry Farrington (1863-1909) — also known as John H. Farrington — of Punta Gorda, De Soto County (now Charlotte County), Fla. Born in Waldoboro, Lincoln County, Maine, November 7, 1863. Private secretary to Sherman Conant, general manager, Florida Southern Railway; orange grower; banker; Vice-Consul for Great Britain in Punta Gorda, Fla., 1896-98; deputy collector of customs. Died in Punta Gorda, De Soto County (now Charlotte County), Fla., January 8, 1909 (age 45 years, 62 days). Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Farrington and Susan (Heyer) Farrington; married, June 1, 1893, to Sadie Rogers.
  Political family: Libby-Felt family of Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Porter G. Reynolds (1912-2001) — of Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Fla. Born in Lewisville, Forsyth County, N.C., November 19, 1912. Landscape architect; mayor of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 1956-59. Died November 8, 2001 (age 88 years, 354 days). Burial location unknown.
  Lester L. Schnare (b. 1884) — of Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.; Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla.; Washington, D.C.; Macon, Bibb County, Ga. Born in Mondovi, Buffalo County, Wis., May 15, 1884. School teacher; newspaper editor; stenographer; U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1916-17; Canton, 1917-18; Yokohama, 1918; U.S. Consul in Yokohama, 1920, 1921; Kobe, 1920-21, 1921-22; Swatow, 1922-23; Cartagena, 1923-27; Breslau, 1927-31; Hamburg, 1931-35; Milan, 1935-38. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry W. Schnare and Anna M. (Hefling) Schnare; married, September 29, 1919, to Margaret B. Kloss.
  Henry Prince Starrett (b. 1885) — also known as Henry P. Starrett — of Thomaston, Knox County, Maine; Dade City, Pasco County, Fla. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 14, 1885. Stenographer; U.S. Deputy Consul General in Havana, 1907-11; U.S. Consul in Cartagena, as of 1914; Fort William, as of 1916; Port Arthur, as of 1916; Mombasa, as of 1917; Adelaide, as of 1919-20; Batavia, as of 1922; Belfast, 1923-26; U.S. Consul General in Genoa, as of 1929. Burial location unknown.
  Melania Trump (b. 1970) — also known as Melanija Knavs — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla. Born in Novo Mesto, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia), April 26, 1970. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; fashion model; First Lady of the United States, 2017-21. Female. Catholic. Slovene ancestry. Still living as of 2022.
  Relatives: Daughter of Viktor Knavs and Amalija (Ulčnik) Knavs; married, January 22, 2005, to Donald John Trump; step-mother of Donald John Trump Jr..
  Political family: Trump family of New York City, New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Bernard E. Turner — also known as Nardy Turner — of Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Fla. Born in Florida. Landscape architect; mayor of Boca Raton, Fla., 1967-68. Still living as of 1968.
  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
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