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The State of Florida was admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845. It seceded from the Union on January 10, 1861, [38] and joined the Confederate States of America on February 8, 1861, [39] as a founding member. Following the end of the American Civil War, it was part of the Third Military District. [40] Florida was readmitted to the Union on ...
The colonial governors of Florida governed Florida during its colonial period (before 1821). The first European known to arrive there was Juan Ponce de León in 1513, but the governorship did not begin until 1565, when Pedro Menéndez de Avilés founded St. Augustine and was declared Governor and Adelantado of Florida.
March 10: Andrew Jackson is appointed military governor of Florida by James Monroe being the first American governor. July 10: José María Coppinger leaves office as the last governor of East Florida. July 17: José María Callava the final Spanish and colonial governor of West Florida and Florida as a whole leaves office.
In 1702, Governor of Carolina James Moore and allied Yamasee and Creek Indians attacked and razed the town of St. Augustine, but they could not gain control of the fort. In 1704, Moore and his soldiers began burning Spanish missions in north Florida and executing Indians friendly with the Spanish.
James Emilius Broome (December 15, 1808 – November 23, 1883) was an American politician who served as the third governor of Florida from 1853 to 1857. [1]
William Pope Duval (September 4, 1784 – March 19, 1854) was the first civilian governor of the Florida Territory, succeeding Andrew Jackson, who had been a military governor. In his twelve-year governorship, from 1822 to 1834, he divided Florida into four territories, established the local court system, and chose Tallahassee as the territory ...
In 1812, General George Mathews and Colonel John McKee were commissioned by President James Madison as agents "with secret instructions 'to repair to that quarter with all possible expedition', for the purpose of carrying out the intentions of the act" (i.e., a secret Act of Congress on January 15, 1811) and to approach the Spanish governor in an attempt to acquire East Florida.
Florida's 37th Governor 1971-1979 1998 William Patrick Foster: Bandleader, Florida A&M "Marching 100" 1998 Chesterfield Smith: Justice Advocate & Florida's First American Bar Association President 1997 E. T. York: Florida University System Chancellor & IFAS Founder 1997 Cecil Farris Bryant: Florida's 34th Governor 1961-1965 1994 George A. Smathers