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Carl Clyde Atkins (1914-1999) —
also known as C. Clyde Atkins —
of Stuart, Martin
County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Coral Gables, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
23, 1914.
Lawyer;
founder-trustee, Lawyers Title
Guaranty Fund, 1948-66; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1966-99;
died in office 1999.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Kiwanis.
Died in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., March
11, 1999 (age 84 years, 108
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Millard Fillmore Caldwell Jr. (1897-1984) —
also known as Millard F. Caldwell, Jr. —
of Milton, Santa Rosa
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
6, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from Florida 3rd District, 1933-41; Governor of
Florida, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1948,
1956;
justice
of Florida state supreme court, 1962-69.
Protestant.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Kappa
Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Newcomen
Society; American
Legion; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Blue
Key.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., October
23, 1984 (age 87 years, 260
days).
Interment at Harwood
Plantation Cemetery, Leon County, Fla.
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John Cosgrove (b. 1949) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Coral Gables, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., July 21,
1949.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 119th District, 1981-84,
1987-2000; candidate for Florida
state treasurer, 2000.
Catholic.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi Alpha Delta; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2000.
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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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Richard William Ervin (b. 1905) —
also known as Richard W. Ervin —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Carrabelle, Franklin
County, Fla., January
26, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; Florida
state attorney general, 1949-64; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1964-75.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Tau; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Elks; Exchange
Club.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard William Ervin and Carrie Marvin (Phillips ) Ervin;
married, November
23, 1933, to Frances Blois Baker. |
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Edward Ernest Fay (1887-1977) —
also known as Edward E. Fay —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
27, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1925-27;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees;
Phi Alpha Delta.
Died in Pinellas
County, Fla., September
4, 1977 (age 89 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick J. Fay and Evelyn Louise (Armstrong) Fay; married, February
14, 1917, to Virginia Alice Ventz. |
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John Daniel Miller Hamilton (1892-1973) —
also known as John D. M. Hamilton —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.; Paoli, Chester
County, Pa.; Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Fort Madison, Lee
County, Iowa, March 2,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1925-28; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1927-28; Kansas
Republican state chair, 1930-32; member of Republican
National Committee from Kansas, 1932-40; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1936-40; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kansas, 1936,
1940
(chair, Arrangements
Committee; speaker).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, in Morton Plant Hospital,
Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., September
24, 1973 (age 81 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Daniel Miller Hamilton and Mary (Rice) Hamilton; married, December
28, 1915, to Laura Hall; married 1940 to Jane
(Kendall) Mason. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Time Magazine, September
21, 1936 |
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Curtis Levine (b. 1947) —
also known as Curt Levine —
of Florida.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., November
21, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 89th District, 1999-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000.
Jewish.
Member, Phi Alpha Delta; B'nai
B'rith; Jewish
War Veterans.
Still living as of 2000.
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Clarence Watson Meadows (1904-1961) —
also known as Clarence W. Meadows —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.; Clifton Forge, Alleghany
County, Va.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., February
11, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1931-32;
Raleigh
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-36; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1937-42; circuit judge in West
Virginia, 1942-44; Governor of
West Virginia, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1948,
1952;
campaign manager for Claude
Pepper, in 1958 U.S. Senate campaign.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi Alpha Delta; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Lions; Rotary.
Died, following a heart
attack in Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital,
Clifton Forge, Alleghany
County, Va., September
12, 1961 (age 57 years, 213
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Beckley, W.Va.
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Claude Denson Pepper (1900-1989) —
also known as Claude Pepper —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born near Dudleyville, Chambers
County, Ala., September
8, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1929-30; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936-51; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1960,
1964,
1968
(alternate); member, Platform and Resolutions Committee, 1944;
speaker, 1944,
1988;
U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1963-89 (3rd District 1963-67, 11th
District 1967-73, 14th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-89); died
in office 1989.
Baptist.
Member, Moose; Woodmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma
Upsilon; Kappa
Alpha Order; United
World Federalists.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1989.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 30,
1989 (age 88 years, 264
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Stacy Joy Ritter (b. 1960) —
also known as Stacy J. Ritter —
of Parkland, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1960.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 96th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, Phi Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 2008.
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