| Birth: | Jun. 21, 1884 | | Death: | Feb. 22, 1958
Jacksonville
Florida, USA | 
Twenty-fourth governor of Florida from January 6, 1925, to January 8, 1929. He was mayor of Jacksonville for three terms (1917Ð24), and returned to that city after serving as governor. As governor during a land boom that attracted national attention, Martin encouraged a variety of progressive endeavors that outlasted the speculation. These included the building of highways throughout the state, financing public schools by direct state appropriations, and furnishing free textbooks to all pupils through the sixth grade. Martin was defeated in 1928 for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate and in 1932 for the nomination for governor. (Bio by C. Doyle)
Search Amazon for John Wellborn Martin | | | Burial:
Evergreen Cemetery
Jacksonville
Duval County
Florida, USA |
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Record added: Aug 12, 2000
Find A Grave Memorial# 11715 |
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