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'' circa 1927 . '' university of florida president albert a. murphree , 20 december 1927 gainesville , florida chepultepec , alabama 240 albert a. murphree
 29 april 1870 jennie henderson murphree albert murphree portrait.jpg florida state university university of florida b.a. state -lrb- 1902 -rrb- , nashville -lrb- 1894 -rrb- m.a. , florida albert a. murphree mathematics professor university president
albert a. murphree

albert alexander murphree -lrb- april 29 , 1870 -- december 20 , 1927 -rrb- was an american college professor and university president .
murphree was a native of alabama , and became a mathematics instructor after earning his bachelor 's degree .
he later served as the third president of florida state college -lrb- later renamed florida state university -rrb- from 1897 to 1909 , and the second president of the university of florida from 1909 to 1927 .
murphree is the only person to have been the president of both of florida 's original state universities , the university of florida and florida state university , and he played an important role in the organization , growth and ultimate success of both institutions .
