William A. Washburne Jr.

William A. Washburne Jr.
Washburne (left) with J. Frank Houghton, Donald C. McLaren, Fred C. Petersen, Henry S. Bartholomew and B. E. Shaffer, 1953
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from Sarasota County
In office 1953
Personal details
Died	March 24, 1974 (aged 76)
Political party	Republican

William A. Washburne Jr. (died March 24, 1974) was an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives. ^{[1] [2]}

Life and career

Before moving to Florida in 1947 Washburne lived in White Plains, New York and worked as an executive for the Gulf Oil company. ^[3]

Washburne was a campaign manager for the GOP in 1952. ^[4] Washburne served in the Florida House of Representatives in 1953. ^{[1] [2]} In 1956, Washburne was the Republican candidate for governor of Florida losing to Leroy Collins. ^{[5] [3]} Washburne died March 24, 1974, at the age of 76 in Bay Pines hospital. ^[6]

References

1. Ward, Robert (August 3, 2011). "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845–2012" (PDF). Florida House of Representatives . Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2023– via Wayback Machine.
2. "The People of Lawmaking Florida 1822 – 2019", Florida Legislature , February 2019
3. "Obituary for William A Washburne". The Miami Herald. 25 March 1974. p. 40. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
4. "Demos In Race Won't Go To Sarasota GOP Venice Meet". The Tampa Tribune . Tampa, Florida. October 21, 1952. p. 5. Retrieved August 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. The Florida Handbook, 1999-2000, Peninsular Publishing Company, 1999, ISBN   9780961600075
6. "William Washburne, 76, Candidate For Governor". Tampa Bay Times . St. Petersburg, Florida. March 25, 1974. p. 29. Retrieved August 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.