The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-20
SCRAPS CT FLORIDA HISTORY.
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H. Mosply was the first governor of
Florida. He was her first governor
after sh, was admitted into the
Union, which event occurred March
-, mo
Andrew jackson was the first ter
iitorial governor. lie served from
July, 1921, to June. 1872 The seat
OF government was at Pensacola,
because "Old Hickory" was its first
governor and had the seat OF govern
Eient in west Florida with the whole
State to select from, some OF the
;ta,c tiyisionists if successful want
I call the new State in honor OF
that sterling old Democrat.
Governor jackson as territorial.
governor was succeeded by William
7 Huval. who held the Office from
1872 to 1884. John w Eaton was
Governor from lS3. to 49,. Rich
ard X. Cab from 1880 to 1899. Rob-
ert Raymond Reid from 1910 to
lsli, and John Branch from 1914
t. 1915.
The territorial governors We're an
! pointed more for their fitness ana
| personal preferences than for their
political activity.
William y. Mosely, the first gov
/ clnOr after the State was admitted
t. statehood was Democrat.
Governor Mosley was succeeded !
/ y Thomas Brown, who was whig.
50 il will lie seen that the State was /
Very nearly evenly balanced between 7
he then two parties
David l.. iulee and James d
WestrOtt We're the first United States
y majors and both We're Democrats
The latter never returned TO Flor
ia after he was elected and died in
;!nada soon after the Civil War.
Ills remains were brought back 10
Florida by his son, Chief Justice
James u. Westcott, and lies buried in
I'll" family burial ground at the can
tai
+. &. CahcIl. Of west Florida, was
cur lirst conSreSsman lie was
Democrat. lis srat was contested
by ". II! Hrockenbrongh, Wing. bur
abel retained his seat In 1S4S Ca
nell WAS elected to Congress over
eA-GoNcrnor Dual and again IN
lN'0 over John Beard grandfather
CT the present John $. Beard In the
same year Jackson Morton was elect
"a t" the Senate, the Legislature b.
ing Democratic by Il bare margin.
IN 49, Judge A. r. Maxwell. a
citizen Of Pensacola, was elected 10
Congress as Democrat lie was ~.
I lee ted IN lSoi. and again in 1850;
10 lSoS George S. Hawkins was
elected to Congress and was sue. i.
ctedcd by Robert b. Hilton. lljlton's 4
name was originally Smith bu, no
Fad it changed to Hilton by act of
the legislature. the same as Mr.. Yu-
lee had his changed from Levy. Mr..
Hilton was an editor for long time
after the civil war and did valiant
service for the State
In 1882 James f. Broome, father
OF the James +. Broome so long
stat" senator from Gadsden county.
v hos" death was but recently an
''"'nred became governor
Madison $. Perry, of Alachua vouu-
" was the next governor. He on
posed Mr.. inlee's railroad scheme
ana hung it up in the courts until
me breaking ont of the civil war
'ohn Milton, srandfather OF VII
nam u, Milton. who was candidate
or governor in the late primaries
vas fiorida's war governor" The
preyed upon him to such
IN extent that it FASTENED his death
ne same as the act of secession i,
ala to have so preyed upon Cover
ior Call that he actual, died q, =
roken heart
Abraham X. Allison. who was pres-
dent OF the Senate. succeeded t;ov-
rhor Milton in the executive of-
ice. tie held the office unit, m.
'liltary surrender. He was rho p.
her OF {. +. l.. Allison, editor Of rho
quincy Republic. to whom the obi
or of this paper was bound as :,
apprentice.
President Johnson appointed Vii.
am Marvin, of Skaneateles \
roV'slonal governor of Florida. Mar
IN had been federal judge in Kor
vest before the civil war and w,s
'sarded as an upright and pa,rioti.
ltlzen. Wishing to intrust tho noo
lie with their own government 80
ulcKIy as possible he issued j, al,
Or convention under tho old 80