A native Floridian with blue-collar roots, Governor DeSantis grew up in Dunedin and worked his way through Yale University, where he was the captain of the varsity baseball team, and…

WILLIAM DUNN MOSELEY, Florida's first Governor under statehood, was born in Lenoir County, North Carolina, on February 1, 1795. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1818, studied…

THOMAS BROWN, Florida's only Whig governor, was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, on October 24, 1785. He served during the War of 1812 as an aide to General John P.…

JAMES EMILIUS BROOME, Florida's third Governor, was born in Hamburg, South Carolina, on December 15, 1808. In 1837 he moved to Tallahassee, Florida, where he became one of the largest…

MADISON STARKE PERRY, Florida's fourth Governor, was born in Lancaster County, South Carolina, in 1814. The exact date is unknown. He was educated at the Franklin Academy in Lancaster, and in…

JOHN MILTON, Florida's fifth Governor, was born in Jefferson County, Georgia, on April 20, 1807. He attended an academy in Louisville, Georgia, studied law, and established law practices in Georgia,…

ABRAHAM KURKINDOLLE ALLISON, Florida's sixth governor, was born in Jones County, Georgia, on December 10, 1810. After settling in Apalachicola, Florida, Allison entered into a career in politics. He served on the…

WILLIAM MARVIN, Florida's seventh governor, was born in Fairfield, New York, on April 14, 1808. He was educated in New York's public school system and at the Homer Academy. After…

DAVID SHELBY WALKER was born near Russellville, Kentucky, on May 2, 1815. Before moving to Florida in 1837, Walker studied law and established a private practice in Leon County. He…

HARRISON REED, Florida's ninth governor, was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, on August 26, 1813. In 1836 his family moved to Wisconsin, and Reed found work as an editor at the…