Papers, 1887-1920.

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Papers, 1887-1920.

Papers relating to Jennings' political and business dealings and to his role in the Everglades drainage movement.

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University of Florida

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Stockton, John N. C., 1857-1922.

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Jennings, William Sherman, 1863-1920

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Lawyer, state legislator, and governor of Florida. Born in Ilinois; attended Southern Illinois Normal University. Read law with his uncle and attended Union Law School in Illinois. Moved to Brooksville, Florida, in 1885 to establish his law practice. Served in the Florida House of Representatives, 1892-1895, as governor, 1901-1905, and as general counsel for the Trustees of Internal Improvement Fund, 1905-1909, the agency administering public lands in Florida. ...

Florida. Trustees of Internal Improvement Fund

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The Everglades Drainage District was established in 1913 (Ch. 6456, 1913 Laws) for the purpose of draining and reclaiming lands located near the Everglades for agricultural and sanitary purposes. To carry out this mandate, a system of canals, drains, levees, dikes, dams, locks and reservoirs were constructed. From the description of Everglades Drainage District glass plate negatives, ca. 1906-1926. (Florida State Archive). WorldCat record id: 32413634 From the description of...

Taliaferro, James Piper, 1847-1934

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Wailes, Sidney I.

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