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Politicians in Nautical and Maritime Trades in Florida
including Shipbuilding and Fishing

  William Lester Avery (1853-1925) — also known as William L. Avery — of Lee, Berkshire County, Mass.; Butte, Silver Bow County, Mont.; Miles City, Custer County, Mont. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 17, 1853. Shipmaster; express agent; U.S. Consul in Belize City, 1898-1921. Died in 1925 (age about 72 years). Interment at Clearwater Municipal Cemetery, Clearwater, Fla.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George L. Bartlum (1858-1930) — of Key West, Monroe County, Fla. Born in Key West, Monroe County, Fla., 1858. Ship chandler; mayor of Key West, Fla., 1898-1903. Died October 8, 1930 (age about 72 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Bartlum.
  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
  Nathaniel Barnett Borden (1861-1938) — also known as Nathaniel B. Borden — of Fernandina (now part of Fernandina Beach), Nassau County, Fla. Born in Jackson, Hinds County, Miss., June 5, 1861. Shipbroker; Consular Agent for Spain in Fernandina, Fla., 1888-95; Vice-Consul for Sweden & Norway in Fernandina, Fla., 1889-95; Vice-Consul for Great Britain in Fernandina, Fla., 1893-95; Vice-Consul for Uruguay in Fernandina, Fla., 1894-95; Honorary Vice-Consul for Norway in Fernandina, Fla., 1935. Died in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., July 27, 1938 (age 77 years, 52 days). Interment at Bosque Bello Cemetery, Fernandina Beach, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas J. Borden and Bettie Sarah (Bryn) Borden; brother of Thomas Crawford Borden.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John M. Brophy (born c.1918) — of Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla. Born about 1918. Merchant Marine captain; candidate for mayor of Boynton Beach, Fla., 1985. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Napoleon Bonaparte Broward (1857-1910) — also known as Napoleon B. Broward — of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Born in Duval County, Fla., April 19, 1857. Democrat. Steamboat business; phosphate mining business; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1900; Governor of Florida, 1905-09; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1908. Died October 1, 1910 (age 53 years, 165 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
  Presumably named for: Napoleon Bonaparte
  Relatives: Son of Napoleon Bonaparte Broward and Mary Dorcas (Parsons) Broward; married 1883 to Caroline Georgia Kemps; married 1887 to Annie I. Douglas.
  Broward County, Fla. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Giovanni Battista Cafiero (1860-1924) — also known as Giovanni B. Cafiero; John B. Cafiero — of Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla. Born in Sorrento, Italy, December 15, 1860. Ship captain; naturalized U.S. citizen; Consular Agent for Italy in Pensacola, Fla., 1894-1918. Italian ancestry. Chevalier of the Order of the Crown of Italy. Died in Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla., June 3, 1924 (age 63 years, 171 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
  Relatives: Married to Lilah Carrie Mooney.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Joe Curran Joseph Edward Curran (1906-1981) — also known as Joseph Curran; Joe Curran; "Big Joe" — of Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 1, 1906. Merchant seaman; president, National Maritime Union (NMU), 1937-73; vice-president, Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), 1940-55; American Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 15th District, 1940; vice-chair of New York American Labor Party, 1945. Died, of cancer, in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Fla., August 14, 1981 (age 75 years, 166 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1939 to Retta Toble; married 1965 to Florence Stetler.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Time Magazine, June 17, 1946
  Philip J. Fontaine (c.1808-1858) — of Key West, Monroe County, Fla. Born about 1808. Grocer; ship chandler; mayor of Key West, Fla., 1840-41, 1842-44, 1855-56. Died August 29, 1858 (age about 50 years). Burial location unknown.
  Anthony C. Hill Sr. (b. 1957) — also known as Tony Hill — of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Born in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., September 9, 1957. Democrat. Longshoreman; member of Florida state house of representatives 14th District, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Baptist. African ancestry. Still living as of 2008.
  Henry Leonard Hilton-Green (1893-1975) — also known as H. Hilton-Green — of Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla. Born September 16, 1893. Shipbroker; Honorary Vice-Consul for Belgium in Pensacola, Fla., 1922-44; Vice-Consul for Netherlands in Pensacola, Fla., 1938. English ancestry. Died in Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla., March 28, 1975 (age 81 years, 193 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Leonard Hilton-Green and Ada Mary (French) Hilton-Green; married to Virginia Pritchard.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles McKenzie Oerting (1843-1933) — of Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla. Born in Denmark, September 16, 1843. Ship chandler; Vice-Consul for Denmark in Pensacola, Fla., 1895-1907. Presbyterian. Danish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Royal and Select Masters; Knights Templar. Died in Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla., December 16, 1933 (age 90 years, 91 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Peter Julius Oerting and Aurelia (McKenzie) Oerting; brother of William S. McKenzie Oerting; nephew of William McKenzie Oerting.
  Political family: Oerting family of Pensacola, Florida.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Paul Richman (1895-1959) — of Newport News, Va. Born in Budapest, Hungary, December 25, 1895. Democrat. Ship supply dealer; Honorary Vice-Consul for Panama in Hampton Roads, Va., 1934-36. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died, from kidney failure and diabetes, in Riverside Hospital, Newport News, Va., September 16, 1959 (age 63 years, 265 days). Interment at Jewish Cemetery of the Virginia Peninsula, Hampton, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Nathan Richman and Jennie (Zigmond) Richman; married to Ruth Lichtenberg.
  Epitaph: "Beloved husband, father and grandfather."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Anthony Tony Tarracino (1916-2008) — also known as Tony Tarracino; "Captain Tony"; "The Conscience of Key West" — of Key West, Monroe County, Fla. Born in Elizabeth, Union County, N.J., August 10, 1916. Beaten and left for dead by Mafia colleagues in New Jersey in the 1940s; charter boat captain; saloon keeper; mayor of Key West, Fla., 1989-91; defeated, 1991. Italian ancestry. Died, from a heart and lung condition, in Lower Keys Medical Center, Key West, Monroe County, Fla., November 1, 2008 (age 92 years, 83 days). Cremated.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eric Alexander Zelius (1859-1926) — also known as Alex E. Zelius — of Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla. Born in Norway, May 20, 1859. Ship chandler; wholesale grocer; Vice-Consul for Netherlands in Pensacola, Fla., 1896-1902. Norwegian ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias. Died in a hospital at Macon, Bibb County, Ga., August 21, 1926 (age 67 years, 93 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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