31 Oct 2018 Ossian Bingley Hart OSSIAN BINGLEY HART was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on January 17, 1821. After receiving his education in Washington, D.C., and Jacksonville, he studied law and was admitted to the Florida… National Governors Association
31 Oct 2018 Marcellus Lovejoy Stearns MARCELLUS LOVEJOY STEARNS, Florida's 11th governor, was born in Lovell, Maine, on April 29, 1839. He attended Waterville College (Colby College today) for two years, leaving early to serve in… National Governors Association
31 Oct 2018 George Franklin Drew GEORGE FRANKLIN DREW, Florida's 12th governor, was born in Alton, New Hampshire, on August 6, 1827. When he was 12 years old, he was forced to quit school and work… National Governors Association
31 Oct 2018 William Dunnington Bloxham WILLIAM DUNNINGTON BLOXHAM, Florida's 13th and 17th governor, was born in Leon County, Florida, on July 9, 1835. In 1855, he graduated from William and Mary College, earning a law… National Governors Association
31 Oct 2018 Edward Alysworth Perry EDWARD ALYSWORTH PERRY, Florida's 14th governor, was born in Richmond, Massachusetts, on March 15, 1831. He attended Yale University, but left before earning his degree. Perry settled in Greenville, Alabama, where he… National Governors Association
31 Oct 2018 Francis Philip Fleming FRANCIS PHILIP FLEMING, Florida's 15th governor, was born in Panama Park, Florida, on September 28, 1841. He was educated by private tutors on his family's plantation on St. Johns River.… National Governors Association
31 Oct 2018 Henry Laurens Mitchell HENRY LAURENS MITCHELL, Florida's 16th governor, was born in Jefferson County, Alabama, on September 3, 1831. He was educated in Alabama's public school system, moved to Tampa and studied law, and… National Governors Association
31 Oct 2018 William Sherman Jennings WILLIAM SHERMAN JENNINGS, Florida's 18th Governor, was born near Walnut Hill, Illinois, on March 24, 1863. He was educated in the public school system in Marion County, Illinois; graduated from… National Governors Association
31 Oct 2018 Napoleon Bonaparte Broward NAPOLEAN BONAPARTE BROWARD, Florida's 19th governor, was born in Duval County, Florida, on April 19, 1857. At the age of 12, he became an orphan and had to support himself.… National Governors Association
31 Oct 2018 Albert Waller Gilchrist ALBERT WALLER GILCHRIST, Florida's 20th Governor, was born in Greenwood, South Carolina, on January 15, 1858. For two years he attended the Carolina Military Institute in Charlotte, North Carolina, and… National Governors Association
31 Oct 2018 Park Trammell PARK TRAMMELL, Florida's 21st governor, was born in Macon County, Alabama, on April 9, 1876. He attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, and graduated from Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee,… National Governors Association
31 Oct 2018 Sidney Johnston Catts SIDNEY JOHNSTON CATTS, Florida's 22nd Governor, was born in Pleasant Hill, Alabama, on July 31, 1863. He attended Auburn and Howard Colleges, and earned a law degree in 1882 from… National Governors Association