Levi Parsons Morton was the 22nd vice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He also served as United States ambassador to France, as a U.S. representative from New York, and as the thirty-fourth governor of New York.
George Walker Crawford was a licensed attorney turned politician from Columbia County, Georgia. Crawford was appointed attorney general for the state in 1827, by Governor John Forsyth, serving in that capacity until 1831. Crawford also served five years in the General Assembly's lower house as a representative of Richmond County on a platform of states' rights.
Augustus Emmet Maxwell was an American lawyer and politician. Maxwell served in a number of political positions in the State of Florida including as one of Florida's senators to the Confederate States Congress, Florida Secretary of State, and as Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court.
James Michael Mead was an American politician from New York. A Democrat, among the offices in which he served was member of the Erie County Board of Supervisors (1914–1915), New York State Assembly (1915–1918), United States House of Representatives (1919–1938), and United States Senate (1938–1947).
With God, all things are possible is the motto of the U.S. state of Ohio. Quoted from the Gospel of Matthew, verse 19:26, it is the only state motto taken directly from the Bible. It is defined in section 5.06 of the Ohio Revised Code and sometimes appears beneath the Seal of Ohio. The motto was adopted in 1959 and survived a federal constitutional challenge in 2001. The state maintains that it is a generic expression of optimism rather than an endorsement of a particular religion.
John Fairfield Dryden was an American insurance executive and Republican politician who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1902 to 1907. Prior to his election, Dryden founded the Fidelity Trust Company and Prudential Insurance Company. He served as president of Prudential from 1881 until his death, when he was succeeded by his son Forrest F. Dryden. He was known as the "father of industrial insurance".
Dean Park Taylor was an American attorney and politician from Troy, New York. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as a United States Congressman for 18 years (1943–1961) and chairman of the New York Republican State Committee (1953–1954).
Frederick Gleed Fleetwood was an American lawyer and politician from Vermont. He was most notable for his service as Secretary of State of Vermont and a U.S. Representative (1923–1925).
John F. O'Brien was an American businessman and politician. He was Secretary of State of New York from 1903 to 1906.
Henry Clay Crawford served as Secretary of State of Florida from 1902 to 1929, succeeding his father John Lovic Crawford, who served from 1881 to 1902, upon his death. He was a Democrat. H. Clay Crawford held several jobs before becoming chief clerk to his father. Appointed Secretary on January 28, 1902, after his father's death, he was nominated and reelected to that position until his own death.
The State Library and Archives of Florida is a government library with historically significant records of Florida such as private manuscripts and correspondence, local government records, photographs, maps, film clips, and materials that complement the official state records and Florida history.
Moses I. Cantine was an American politician, judge and newspaper editor from New York. A Democratic-Republican, he was most notable for his service as a member of the New York State Senate and First Judge of the Greene County Court.
Eugene Simeon Matthews was a Florida politician and newspaperman. He served in the Florida House of Representatives and owned and edited the Bradford County Telegraph for forty years.
The mayor of Tallahassee is head of the executive branch of the government of Tallahassee, Florida.
David C. Martin was a state senator representing Alachua County and served as clerk and treasurer of Gainesville, Florida.
Daniel C. Martin was a state legislator in Florida. He represented Alachua County in the Florida State Senate in 1885 and 1887. He lived in the 13th District in Gainesville. A photo of him with other legislators is held in the Florida Archives. He was one of the last African Americans to serve in the state senate.
Charles Alexander Martin Finley was an American emeritus secretary of the Florida Senate and state representative as well as a newspaper publisher, printer for the state of Florida, an academic administrator, and the secretary to Florida’s 15th governor Francis P. Fleming.
Abraham Crosby was an American state legislator in Florida. He served in the Florida Senate representing Bradford County, Florida. His post office was in Zif. Martha Crosby served as a postmaster there.
