The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-07-02

\ useful and interesting book, written
and compiled with much ability by J. 3.
Whitfield, Esq, Attorney at Law, Of Tai
lahassee, has just been issued from toe
FLoRIDIAN press. The los pages include
| Biographical Sketches of Delegates TO
the Constitutional Convention, of the
Judiciary; lists of state and county Off
GERS, of the Senate and Assembly, and of
United States officers also the popua-
tions and areas Of counties, and articles on
Florida Under American Rule" and
Florida Sectionally Considered" etc.
The book is embellished with a fine por-
trait Of Governor Perry and picture of
the State Capitol. Proposing to extract
from it more literally in future issues, we
give to-day subjoined sketches OF the gen
tlemen formerly OF Leon county by birth
or long residence who are now Delegates
from other counties
! Hon. Samuel j. Turnbu was born in Jeff+r.
son county, Fla, on February g 1898 His
father, DR.. Theodore Turnbnll, was a disin-
| SulSncu lnySlcihh ana a gentleman OF great
| MORAL worth. His mother u most excellent lady
WAS The daughter of the late Col Richard Parish.
whose memory is held in high regard by the
| early settlers OF this State. Samuel j. Turn.
bull graduated At Emory College, Oxford, GA.
| iu 1859. His first wife was Il daughter of the
greatly respected Mr. Darius Williams, OF Mon
| iicell", Fla. he entered the army IN 1861 and
Was an officer in The Fifth Regiment of PER-, 5
| Brlgade. He went through The war, and was !.
! prisoner for nine months at Fort Delaware He
| came home after the surrender, and his first wifi.
! having died, married Miss Virginia C Finlayson,
Daughter OF HE late Col. Jonn Flnlayson, Of
| Jefferson cnunty-a gentleman widely known
| and grea' lv respected through bout the State Mr.
lurnbull Is Il prosperous and successful planter
! He has never before hlled any political position
though he has always been ahreust with the
| foremost in patriotic efforts Ia rl The State of
carpet bag rule He is an excellent member of
the Convention. The whole Sale may CON
| graduate itself on his election.
Hon Richard {. PIkhlI, of Jeffersnu was
born October l, 1887, in Leon comfy, F,a; he
received his education AT The West florida
Seminary. During The war h. served in The
Coniederat" service Third Lieutenant ot
PArkhlFs Company, Stconn Florida Regimen,
and rose To Captain was wounded al Richmond,
and at the Close at the war he resumed his
farming operations in Leon county He was
for many yeats one of The most extensive plant.
ers in Middle Florid,. In 1875 he was Demo.
Nid'H lbI tHe lIfSlShtufc IN Leon
county, but was defeated by HE overw heming
Republican majority which prevails in that
county. After This he removed 10 jeff -rson
county, continuing his farming operations; WAS
again defeated for the Legislature in The Re-
publican county OF Jefferson hui he continued
10 grow in popularity with all classes of the
people, and WAS elected To the Constitutional
Convention without opposition He is genial
and aftable gentleman and probably has more
personal friends than most men of his section.
Ever industrious and watchfu he is one OF the
most active and useful men in The Convention.
Hon VIM +. Green, delegate from the Fourth
Senatorial District was born in Tallahassee,
Florida. June 81. 1889, and WINS educated in
Gadsden county. Florida. During the civil war
he served in the army of Northern Virginia, IN tue
Eighth Florida Regiment, AMI was captured al
Farmsvie, Virginia, three DAYS before the sur
render. After the war he returned To Florida
and removed TO Holmes county, where he en-
gagged in farming and stock raising. In 1870 he
wns elected 10 the Legislature. reelected ia
1872. again in 1880 and returned again in 1884
He was tax assessor and collector 10 his county
seven years, and is n leading man in his section
lie has proved himself an able and careful leg
lslat"r. and now represents the counties OF
Holmes and Washington in the Constitutional
Convention In politics he has always been an
intiexbe Democrat