Joseph William Martin Jr. was an American Republican politician who served as the 44th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949 and 1953 to 1955. He represented a House district centered on his hometown of North Attleborough,Massachusetts,from 1925 to 1967 and was the leader of House Republicans from 1939 until 1959,when he was ousted from leadership after the party's disastrous losses in the 1958 elections. He was the only Republican to serve as Speaker in a sixty-four year period from 1931 to 1995. He was a "compassionate conservative" who opposed the New Deal and supported the conservative coalition of Republicans and southern Democrats.
Spessard Lindsey Holland was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the 28th Governor of Florida from 1941 to 1945,and later as a US senator for Florida from 1946 to 1971. He was the first person born in Florida to serve as Governor and US Senator for the state. While serving as a US Senator he would notably introduce the 24th Amendment.
David Levy Yulee was an American politician and attorney who served as the senator from Florida immediately before the American Civil War. A secessionist and slaveowner,he also founded the Florida Railroad Company and served as president of several other rail companies,earning him the nickname of "Father of Florida Railroads."
Charles William Jones was an American attorney and politician. A Democrat,he served as a United States Senator from Florida from 1875 to 1887. Jones abandoned his seat near the end of his second term,and it remained vacant for a year until a successor was elected. Jones was later diagnosed as mentally ill,and was hospitalized at a Dearborn,Michigan asylum for seven years before his death.
James Kilbourne was an American surveyor,politician from Ohio,and Episcopalian clergyman. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1813 to 1817.
Charles Oscar Andrews was a Democratic Party politician from Florida,who represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1936 until 1946.
Charles Murray Turpin was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Laurence Hawley Watres was an attorney and politician from Scranton,Pennsylvania. A Republican,he was most notable for his service as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1923 to 1931.
William Irvin Swoope was an attorney and politician from Clearfield,Pennsylvania. A Republican,he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1923 to 1927.
Edward McPherson was an American newspaper editor and politician who served two terms in the United States House of Representatives,as well as multiple terms as the Clerk of the House of Representatives. As a director of the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association,he effected efforts to protect and mark portions of the Gettysburg Battlefield.
Charles Brown Lore was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington,in New Castle County,Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party,who served as Attorney General of Delaware and U. S. Representative from Delaware.
Ernest Harold Cluett was an American businessman and politician from Troy,New York. A Republican,he was most notable for his service as a United States representative from 1937 to 1943.
John George Butler was a prominent Lutheran clergyman who served as Chaplain of the Senate and as Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives.
John Ed Stokes was an American politician in the state of Florida.
Charles Lester Nergard was an American politician who represented parts of the Treasure Coast in the Florida House of Representatives from 1967 to 1976 and 1978 to 1990
Bernard Kimmel was an American physician and politician in the state of Florida.
Basil Charles "Bill" Pearce was an American politician in the state of Florida.
Benjamin Frederick Allen was an American lawyer and politician in the state of Florida. Allen served as the 5th Secretary of State of Florida.
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