branch death_date birth_date term_end alma_mater death_place battles term_start spouse order image rank name predecessor birth_place jr/sr party unit office awards state successor article_title
united section states army united states army signal corps aviation 6 november 1971 10 july 1892 january 2 , 1971 january 2 , 1945 emory college university of florida bartow , florida world war i september 25 , 1946 january 7 , 1941 mary agnes groover holland 28th sen spessard holland.jpg captain spessard lindsey holland charles o. andrews fred p. cone bartow , florida united states senator democratic coast artillery corps 24th flying squadron governor of florida distinguished service cross florida lawton chiles millard f. caldwell spessard holland

spessard holland

spessard lindsey holland -lrb- july 10 , 1892 -- november 6 , 1971 -rrb- was an american lawyer and politician .
he served as the 28th governor of florida from 1941 to 1945 , and as a united states senator from florida from 1946 to 1971 .
a democrat , he was a member of the conservative coalition in congress .
