The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-25
w. H. BURWELL
ANNOUNCES FOR
CIRCUIT JUDGE


Senate and for four regular ses-
sions and two extra sessions, was
Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives. During the period
until 1923, when he moved to
Florida, he was prominent in the
political and civic life of Geor-
gia and aided in laying the foun-
dalton for an expanding school
system, including the common
schools and institutions of higher
education, led in exposing and
abolishing the Ubiquitous convict
lease system in Georgia, creation
and organization of the Road
Department of the state, revising
and establishing systematic
State Tax Department, promot-
ing all movements looking to the
welfare of labor and agriculture,
and numerous other matters of
interest to the development of
the state.
Since his residence in Miami,
he has been active in civic mat
tiers, looking to the betterment of
the community. Among his ac-
tivities there, he was one of the
organizers and first president of
the Miami Lions Club in 1925. He
succeeded himself as president
of the club and was later Dis
trict Governor of the Lions In
ternational in Florida. During
his tenure of office as president
of the Lions Club, he was one of
the supporters. and leaders in the
movement which resulted in rails
ing 100000 in cash and pur-
chasing the present children's
home located on Eighth Avenue
in Miami. This home has rem
dered wonderful service to the
underprivileged and unfortunate
children OF this section.
For several years, he served as
a director, and in 1927, as presi-
dent of the Miami Chamber of
Commerce. During his service
with the Chamber, he was chair
man of the Railroad Committee
which was active in promoting
the extension of the Seaboard
Airline Railroad from West
Palm Beach to Miami. The files
of the Miami Daily Herald reveal
the account of a meeting which
he organized and over which he
presided and at which meeting
more than $800,OO0.00 was sub
scribed by the citizens of this
locality, thereby insuring the ex-
tension of the railroad. This is
unique in the history of railroads
and to this action, and the con-
tributors at this meeting, Mr..
Warfield credited the success of
his undertaking.
The Overseas Highway con-
meeting Miami with Key West
was built under the dissection of
the Overseas Highway Commits
sion of which Mr.. Burwell was
Chairman. In the interest of this
highway, he spent many weeks
in Washington with others in
terested. This commission was
finally successful in securing the
Federal appropriation of $780,
100000 The plan of contraction
adopted, advertising for bids,
awarding the contract and the
commencement of actual con-
struction of the highway was all
accomplished by the commission
during the time that he was
chairman.
Mr.. Burwell has had a general
practice in the State and Federal
Courts of Florida, successfully
handling matters involving prop
erty rights and intricate prob
lens of law. This comprehen-
sive and diversified experience,
when seasoned with a goodly
store of common sense, patient
and courteous judicial tempera-
ment, prominently qualify him
to successfully and ably fill the
high and responsible position of
Judge of the Circuit Court of this