Papers, ca.1900-1916.

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Papers, ca.1900-1916.

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The collection contains the papers of the Jennings family relating to Florida Governor William Sherman Jennings. It includes photographs, newspaper clippings, speeches and miscellaneous documents. Of particular interest are several items relating to the Torrens system of land titles which Jennings advocated. The collection also contains Governor Jennings' message to the 1903 Legislature and the Report of the State Treasurer, 1901-1902.

0.50 cubic ft.

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Florida State Archive

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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. Governor (1901-1905 : Jennings)

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