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State flag of Florida Location of Florida in the U.S. map This is a list of notable people who were born, raised, or spent significant time in the U.S. state of Florida . This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Location of the state of Florida in the United States of America. The state of Florida has numerous symbols defined by state statutes. The majority of the symbols were chosen after 1950; only the two oldest symbols—the state flower (chosen in 1909), and the state bird (chosen in 1927), and the state nickname (chosen in 1970)—are not listed in the 2010 Florida Statutes. [1]
Florida University System Chancellor & IFAS Founder 1997 Cecil Farris Bryant: Florida's 34th Governor 1961-1965 1994 George A. Smathers: US Senator 1951-1969 1994 Stephen C. O'Connell: Florida Supreme Court Justice 1966-1967 & UF President 1967-1973 1993 B. K. Roberts: Three-Time Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court 1990 Chester Howell ...
Ion Farris (1878–1934), former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and member of the Florida Senate; John W. Martin (1884–1958), former Jacksonville mayor and 24th governor of Florida 1921–1925; Emory H. Price (1899–1976), U.S. Representative from Florida; Fuller Warren (1905–1973), 30th governor of Florida 1949–1953
Also included is a site determined eligible for National Historic Landmark status, [3] and a list of historical sites in Florida managed by the U.S. National Park Service which also have national significance. [4] The National Historic Landmark program is administered by the National Park Service, a branch of the Department of the Interior.
The crooner, famous for his annual Christmas specials, lived in Jupiter Inlet Colony until his death in 2001. He called the area “a little piece of heaven.” Rickie Fowler
The crooner, famous for his annual Christmas specials, lived in Jupiter Inlet Colony until his death in 2001. He called the area “a little piece of heaven.” Rickie Fowler
The University of Florida fielded its first official intercollegiate sports team (football) in the fall of 1906. It adopted orange and blue as its official colors, combining the blue and white of the former Florida Agricultural College in Lake City with the orange and black of the former East Florida Seminary in Gainesville, the university's two oldest predecessor institutions.