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Baker, James McNair b. July 20, 1821 d. June 20, 1892
CSA Senator. He was elected during the Civil War as a Senator from Florida to the Confederate States Senate, serving from 1862 until the Confederacy's demise in 1865. From 1865 to 1868 he served as an Associate Justice of the Florida State Supreme Court.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Broward, Napoleon Bonaparte b. April 19, 1857 d. October 1, 1910
19th Florida Governor. He served as Governor of Florida from January 3, 1905 to January 5, 1909. Broward County in Florida is named for him.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Bryan, Nathan Philemon b. April 23, 1872 d. August 8, 1935
US Senator. He was elected as a Democratic Senator from Florida to the United States Senate, serving from 1911 to 1917. He was the older brother of Florida Senator William James Bryan.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Bryan, William James b. October 10, 1876 d. March 22, 1908
US Senator. Born near Fort Mason, Florida, he attended Emory College in Oxford, Georgia, and graduated from the law department of Washington and Lee University in 1899. That same year he was admitted to the bar and returned to his home state to open a law office in Jacksonville. From 1902 to 1907 he was Solicitor of the Duval County Criminal Court of Record. A Democrat, Bryan was appointed to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Stephen R. Mallory, and...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Chandler, Walter Marion b. December 8, 1867 d. March 16, 1935
US Congressman. He was elected as a Republican to represent New York's 19th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving first from 1913 to 1919, then from 1921 to 1923.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Clark, Charles 'Boobie' b. November 8, 1949 d. October 25, 1988
Professional Football Player. He played in the National Football League as a running back for the Cincinnati Bengals from 1973 to 1978, and the Houston Oilers from 1979 to 1980. In his first year with the Bengals he played in 14 games, rushing for 988 yards and scoring 8 touchdowns on 254 carries, a performance that garnered him the 1973 Rookie of the Year award.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Plot: Sec. 32, Blk. 1, Lot 5
GPS coordinates: 30.3716202, -81.6469727 (hddd.dddd)
Dickison, John Jackson b. March 27, 1816 d. August 23, 1902
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Known as the "Swamp Fox", in 1862, he personally raised Company H of the 2nd Florida Cavalry, and was named its Captain and commander. In May 1864, he and 50 of his cavalrymen captured the Union steamer "Columbine", a maneuver which resulted in not a single loss to the Confederates. Days later, at Palatka, Florida, he and 30 troops pushed an invading 280-man Union battalion six miles back to the St. John's River, with casualties amounting to 72 on the...[Read More] (Bio by: Angela Tooley)
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Plot: Section CW, Lot 44
Dillon, George Hill b. November 12, 1906 d. May 9, 1968
Author. Dillon was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and moved to Covington, Kentucky at the age of five where he received his early education. He received his college education at the University of Chicago where he graduated in 1927 with a degree in English. It was at this university that he became interested in poetry and became a part of the school's poetry club. After college he became a writer, writing a diverse style including novels as well as poetry. In 1927 he published his first book of...[Read More] (Bio by: Saratoga)
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Dobson, Joe b. January 20, 1917 d. June 23, 1994
Major League Baseball Player. A right-handed pitcher, he made his Major League debut with the Cleveland Indians in 1939 and spent 14 years in the Majors with a 137-103 record and 3.62 earned run average. His big break came when the Indians traded him to the Boston Red Sox along with Frank Pytlak and Odell Hale on December 12, 1940 for Gee Walker, Jim Bagby Jr. and Gene Desautels. He spent two years in the military in 1944 and 1945. He was 13-7 for the pennant-winning Red Sox in 1946 and pitched...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Drew, George Franklin b. August 6, 1827 d. September 26, 1900
12th Florida Governor. He served as Governor of Florida from 1877 to 1881. His election as governor coincided with the end of the Reconstruction era in Florida. He drastically cut taxes and expenditures during his term of office and established the convict lease system as an economy measure. Later, he returned to the lumber business and at one time had eleven mills in operation. Drew was prominent in the business affairs of Jacksonville and served as first president of the city's board of trade. (Bio by: Christopher Doyle)
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Fletcher, Duncan Upshaw b. January 6, 1859 d. June 17, 1936
US Senator. He was elected as a Democratic Senator from Florida to the United States Senate, serving from 1909 until his death in office in 1936.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Hart, Isaiah David b. November 6, 1792 d. 1861
Founder of Jacksonville, Florida, which was named after Andrew Jackson.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Hart, Ossian Bingley b. January 17, 1821 d. March 18, 1874
10th Florida Governor. He served as Governor of Florida from 1873 until his death in office in 1874.
Cause of death: pneumonia
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Hull, Noble Andrew b. March 11, 1827 d. January 28, 1907
US Congressman. During the Civil War he served in the Confederate Army as Captain of Company H, 1st Florida Cavalry regiment. He was elected as a Democrat to represent Florida's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1879 to 1881. Previously to that, he served as Lieutenant Governor of Florida from 1877 to 1879, and as a member of the Florida State House of Representatives in 1860.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Jennings, William Sherman b. March 24, 1863 d. February 28, 1920
18th Florida Governor. He served as Governor of Florida from 1901 to 1905.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
L'Engle, Claude b. October 19, 1868 d. November 6, 1919
US Congressman. Elected to represent Florida as At-large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1913 to 1915.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Martin, John Wellborn b. June 21, 1884 d. February 22, 1958
24th Florida Governor. He served as Governor of Florida from 1925 to 1929. He served as Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida for three terms (1917 to 1924), 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...[Read More] (Bio by: Christopher Doyle)
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Taliaferro, James Piper b. September 30, 1847 d. October 6, 1934
US Senator. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the Confederate States Army at the age of seventeen in 1863, serving first in "Brethaud's Battery" (1st Company, Stuart Horse Light Artillery), before being transferred to Company A, 5th Virginia Cavalry regiment. He served through the end of the conflict. He was elected as a Democratic Senator from Florida to the United States Senate, serving from 1899 to 1911.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Terry, William Harold 'Bill' b. October 30, 1898 d. January 9, 1989
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player, Manager. For fourteen seasons (1923 to 1936), he played at the first-base position with the New York Giants. He marked his Major League debut on September 24th, 1923 and appeared in 3 games that year. In 1930, Terry posted a .401 batting average and to date is the last player in the National League to hit .400. During the course of his career, he exceeded a .300 batting average eleven-times and topped 200 hits six-times (including his league leading...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Plot: Garden Cloister Mausoleum, Project F, Unit 3, Section C

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