1845 in Florida

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The following is a list of events of the year 1845 in Florida .

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1835 North Carolina gubernatorial election</span>

The 1835 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 23 November 1835 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 4th district Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Whig candidate and former member of the North Carolina Senate William B. Meares, Democratic candidate and incumbent member of the North Carolina Senate William Dunn Moseley and Whig candidate and former member of the North Carolina Senate Joseph M. Carson.

References

  1. "Statehood - Florida Department of State". dos.fl.gov. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  2. Kleinberg, Eliot. "Florida Time: Florida's famous governors". Daily Commercial. Retrieved 2024-10-12.