death_date children birth_place birth_date spouse article_title name occupation
1910 morris g. munn new jersey 1818 rebecca morton munn abraham munn
 abraham godwin munn founder , lakeland , florida
abraham munn

abraham munn -lrb- 1818 -- 1910 -rrb- was the founder of the city of lakeland , florida .
hailing originally from new jersey , munn gained notoriety as a producer of agricultural implements , through munn & company , in louisville , kentucky .
this company was incorporated into brennan & co. .
southwestern agricultural works when thomas brennan became a partner in 1882 .
in 1884 , at the munn property that is now part of lakeland , the south florida railroad passed through , connecting kissimmee to tampa .
munn provided local amenities and a railroad station to supplement the line , as well as plots of land adjacent to the line .
in 1885 , the area was incorporated as lakeland , florida .
the central park of lakeland is named munn park in honor of the city 's founder .
