Dale Carson

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Dale Carson
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1st Sheriff of Jacksonville [a]
In office
1958–1986

Civic contributions

Carson helped start Jacksonville's Police Athletic League and supported the Riverside Tradition House, his church's ministry for recovering alcoholics. Carson attended Riverside Presbyterian Church where he was a Sunday school teacher and church elder for 30 years. [3]

Personal life

Carson's wife Doris was a physician and Baptist Medical Center Chief of staff who died in 2008. The couple had three children, Dale Jr, Chris and Cyndi plus eight grandchildren. [3] In their retirement, the couple played golf at the Timuquana Country Club most Sunday afternoons and enjoyed a summer home in the mountains of North Carolina where they would camp and hike and camp on the Appalachian Trail. He also liked to hunt, go boating and take photographs. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "The History of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office". Jaxsheriff.org. Jacksonville Sheriff Office. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Dr. Dale Christopher Carson obituary". Carroll News. Carroll Journal. August 8, 1935.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kerr, Jessie-Lynne (May 28, 2000). "Dale G. Carson obituary". Gannett. Florida Times-Union.
  4. ↑ "US Census 1950". ancestry.com. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Sheriff in Duval Predicts Early Return To Post". Palm Beach Post. February 3, 1958. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Jacksonville Torn With Racial Strife". Alton Evening Telegraph. March 24, 1964. p. 1. Retrieved 27 September 2015– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Hull, Shelton (21 August 2020). "Ax Handle Saturday: Sixty Years Later". folioweekly.com. Boldland Press. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 Murphy, Dennis (September 7, 2005). "Seeking justice for a racial killing, 40 years later". NBC News. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Trio Charged in Jacksonville Racial Killing". The Daily Telegram. August 11, 1964. p. 1. Retrieved 30 September 2015– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Jacksonville Beach: J.C. Patrick's Hard Ironic Fall". jaxpsychogeo.com. 2022-01-13. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  11. ↑ Hastings, Deborah (2003-12-07). "Justice Elusive 40 Years After Slaying". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  12. 1 2 Luter, Carianne (9 December 2020). "Historical Impact Celebration honors detective in high-profile racial killing". News4Jax.com. Graham Media Group. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  13. ↑ Marbut, Max (5 October 2015). "50 years ago: Suspended detectives returned to work by Civil Service Board". JaxDailyRecord.com. Observer Media Group Inc. Retrieved 25 January 2025.

Notes

  1. ↑ First elected as Duval County sheriff, his tenure coincided with the Jacksonville Consolidation, becoming the first sheriff of Jacksonville.
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