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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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John Levi Cable (1884-1971) —
also known as John L. Cable —
of Lima, Allen
County, Ohio.
Born in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, April
15, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
director and counsel, Lima Telephone
and Telegraph Co., Napoleon Telephone
Co., Lima Toledo Railroad, Lima City Street
Railway Co.; Allen
County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1921-25, 1929-33;
defeated, 1912; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1924; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Episcopalian
or Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Grange;
Junior
Order; Kiwanis.
Died in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, September
15, 1971 (age 87 years, 153
days).
Entombed at St.
Boniface Episcopal Church, Sarasota, Fla.
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William Dudley Chipley (1840-1897) —
also known as W. D. Chipley —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., June 6,
1840.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
fought against Reconstruction
along with other members of the Ku Klux
Klan; he was among those implicated
in the murder
of George
W. Ashburn in in 1868; tried in
a military court, but Georgia's re-admission to the Union ended
military jurisdiction, so he and his co-defendants were released;
general manager of the Pensacola Railroad; successfully
promoted the construction of the Pensacola and Atlanta
Railroad in 1881-83; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1884,
1892;
mayor
of Pensacola, Fla., 1887-88; member of Florida
state senate, 1895-97.
Died in a hospital
at Washington,
D.C., December
1, 1897 (age 57 years, 178
days).
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Columbus, Ga.
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Robert Wyche Davis (1849-1929) —
also known as Robert W. Davis —
of Palatka, Putnam
County, Fla.; Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born near Albany, Lee
County, Ga., March
15, 1849.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1884-85; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1885; general
attorney, Florida Southern Railroad; U.S.
Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1897-1905; mayor
of Gainesville, Fla., 1924-25.
Died in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., September
15, 1929 (age 80 years, 184
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gainesville, Fla.
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Herbert Jackson Drane (1863-1947) —
also known as Herbert J. Drane —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Franklin, Simpson
County, Ky., June 20,
1863.
Democrat. Railroad builder; insurance
and real
estate business; orange
grower; mayor
of Lakeland, Fla., 1888-92; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-05; member of Florida
state senate, 1913-17; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1917-33; defeated,
1932; member, Federal Power Commission, 1933-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen;
Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., August
11, 1947 (age 84 years, 52
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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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.
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James Knox Polk Hall (1844-1915) —
of Ridgway, Elk
County, Pa.
Born in Milesburg, Centre
County, Pa., September
30, 1844.
Democrat. Lawyer; Elk
County District Attorney, 1867-70, 1873; interests in coal
mining, lumbering,
railroads, and banking;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896,
1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1899-1903; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1903-14 (38th District 1903-06, 26th District
1907-14).
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., January
5, 1915 (age 70 years, 97
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Ridgway, Pa.
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Fred Herman Hildebrandt (1874-1956) —
also known as Fred H. Hildebrandt —
of Watertown, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Born in West Bend, Washington
County, Wis., August
2, 1874.
Democrat. Railroad worker; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 29th District, 1923-24;
chairman, South Dakota Game and Fish Commission, 1927-31; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1933-39; defeated,
1924, 1928, 1930; candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1938; candidate for Presidential
Elector for South Dakota; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Dakota, 1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Died in Bradenton, Manatee
County, Fla., January
26, 1956 (age 81 years, 177
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Watertown, S.Dak.
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Scott Marion Loftin (1878-1953) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., September
14, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-04; Escambia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-17; general counsel and
director, Florida East Coast Hotel
Co.; director, Gulf Life
Insurance Co.; receiver, Florida East Coast Railway,
1931-41; president, American Bar Association, 1934-35; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Tau Omega; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Blue
Key; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Highlands, Macon
County, N.C., September
22, 1953 (age 75 years, 8
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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James Michael Mead (1885-1964) —
also known as James M. Mead —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Angola, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Morris, Livingston
County, N.Y., December
27, 1885.
Democrat. Railroad switchman; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 4th District, 1915-18; U.S.
Representative from New York 42nd District, 1919-38; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1938-47; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1942, 1946; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1949-55;
chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1950-53; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York.
Catholic.
Died in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., March
15, 1964 (age 78 years, 79
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Clermont, Fla.
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James Ward Morris (1858-1927) —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in North Carolina, May 19,
1858.
Railroad general agent; Vice-Consul
for Great Britain in Tampa,
Fla., 1905-07.
Died January
27, 1927 (age 68 years, 253
days).
Interment at Myrtle
Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Fla.
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Robert Asa Packer (1842-1883) —
also known as R. A. Packer —
of Wysox, Bradford
County, Pa.
Born in Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe), Carbon
County, Pa., November
18, 1842.
Democrat. President, Northern Division, Lehigh Valley
Railroad; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1876,
1880.
Died, of Bright's
disease, in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., February
20, 1883 (age 40 years, 94
days).
Original interment at Tioga
Point Cemetery, Near Sayre, Bradford County, Pa.; reinterment in
1884 at Mauch
Chunk Cemetery, Jim Thorpe, Pa.
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Sumner Wallace (1856-1920) —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Berwick, York
County, Maine, March 7,
1856.
Republican. Shoe
manufacturer; director of banks,
railroads, and electric
utilities; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1885; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1899-1900; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1904;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Hampshire.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Lake Wales, Polk
County, Fla., January
11, 1920 (age 63 years, 310
days).
Interment at Rochester
Cemetery, Rochester, N.H.
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John T. Wilder (1830-1917) —
of Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind.; Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Hunter, Greene
County, N.Y., January
31, 1830.
Republican. Millwright;
foundry
owner; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
manufacturer of railroad rails; railroad promoter; mayor
of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1871-72; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1876; postmaster at Chattanooga,
Tenn., 1877-82; hotel
owner.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., October
20, 1917 (age 87 years, 262
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Henry Rogers Winthrop (1876-1958) —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., July 2,
1876.
Republican. Banker; stockbroker;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; director,
Long Island Railroad.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., November
14, 1958 (age 82 years, 135
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Drake Wright (1799-1874) —
also known as Benjamin D. Wright —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., January
23, 1799.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor and publisher; member
Florida territorial council, 1824, 1831-33, 1837; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Florida, 1825, 1825-31; mayor
of Pensacola, Fla., 1828-29, 1841-42; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Escambia County,
1838-39; member of Florida
state senate, 1845; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1853; president, Alabama and Florida
Railroad, 1856; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Escambia County,
1865; U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1869.
Died April
28, 1874 (age 75 years, 95
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Robert Ralph Young (1897-1958) —
also known as Robert R. Young; "Railroad
Young"; "Populist of Wall Street";
"The Daring Young Man of Wall Street";
"Maverick of Wall Street" —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Canadian, Hemphill
County, Tex., February
14, 1897.
Republican. Stockbroker;
financier;
assistant treasurer of General
Motors; predicted the 1929 stock market crash, and profited by
selling stocks short; chairman of the Chesapeake & Ohio
Railway, and later the New York Central Railroads;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., January
25, 1958 (age 60 years, 345
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Episcopal Cemetery, Portsmouth, R.I.
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