Gleason Family Papers 1861-1946 1885-1946

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Gleason Family Papers 1861-1946 1885-1946

http://www.library.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/Gleason.htm

Papers of the Gleason Family, who played a significant role in the development of Florida's agricultural, commercial, and residential lands in the post-Civil War period. The collection consists primarily of the papers of William H. H. Gleason, the records of Gleason Brothers, and the papers of William Henry Gleason, George G. Gleason, and W. Lansing Gleason.

5.2 Linear feet; 11 boxes and 10 volumes

eng,

Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

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SNAC Resource ID: 6637114

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W. H. Gleason & Co.

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Florida Taxpayers Association.

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Gleason, William Henry, 1829-1902

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Engineer, businessman, land speculator, lawyer, Lt. Governor, legislator. Lt. Gov. Gleason was removed from office by the governor in 1870 for offering to split a fee on a land deal with the governor. The governor refused and removed the Lt. Governor. Gleason wanted to buy land for pennies on the dollar using government bonds and then reselling the land at a higher but reduced cost but not repaying the bonds. After being removed from office Gleason was appoin...

Gleason Brothers

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Gleason family

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The Gleason Family came to Florida from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, following the Civil War. The family played a significant role in the development of Florida's agricultural, commercial, and residential lands in the post-Civil War period. William Henry Gleason (1829-1902) and his wife, Sara G. Gleason (?- 1912), arrived in Florida in 1866. He was trained as an engineer and as a lawyer. His principal business activities involved real estate development and a law practice, W. ...