Alexander St. Clair Abrams

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Major Alexander St. Clair Abrams (March 10, 1845- June 5, 1931) was an American attorney, politician, and writer. [1] He was born in New Orleans in 1845 and moved to Florida in 1875. [2] He was a prominent attorney in Orlando. [1] He fought in the Confederate Army beginning in 1861 and later wrote A full and detailed history of the siege of Vicksburg . [3] [4] In 1880, Abrams founded the city of Tavares, Florida. [2] He envisioned that Tavares would become the state capital until a fire destroyed the majority of the downtown. [1] In 1887, he aided in the introduction of the bill which would establish Lake County, Florida. [5] He died in Jacksonville, Florida, on June 5, 1931. [6]

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  1. 1 2 3 Bloodsworth, Doris (2013). Legendary Locals of Lake County. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 40. ISBN   978-1-4671-0025-0.
  2. 1 2 Powers, Ormund (July 10, 1996). "'CHERISHED, DEVOTED' FRIEND ENABLED ST. CLAIR ABRAMS TO FOUND TAVARES". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  3. ↑ St. Clair Abrams, Alexander (1863). A full and detailed history of the siege of Vicksburg.
  4. ↑ Gouveia, William (1987). Pioneer Trails of Lake County. p. 55.
  5. ↑ Kennedy, William (1929). History of Lake County, Florida. St. Augustine, Florida: The Record Company. pp. 20–21.
  6. ↑ Grenier, Bob (2011). Images of America: Tavares. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   978-0-7385-9107-0.


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