Letters, 1912-1940.

United States. Supreme Court

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Supreme Court of the United States, final court of appeal and final expositor of the Constitution of the United States. Within the framework of litigation, the Supreme Court marks the boundaries of authority between state and nation, state and state, and government and citizen. Scope And Jurisdiction The Supreme Court was created by the Constitutional Convention of 1787 as the head of a federal court system, though it was not formally established until Congress passed the Judiciary Act in 17...

Loftin, Scott Marion, 1878-1953

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Lawyer and public official. Born in Montgomery, Alabama. Received a law degree from Washington and Lee. Began legal practice in Pensacola in 1899. Served in the Florida House of Representatives (1903); as prosecuting attorney for Escambia County (1904-1917); as trustsee for Florida East Coast Railway (1931-1953); and in the U.S. Senate (by appointment, 1936). From the description of Scott M. Loftin Papers, 1902-1966 (bulk: 1934-1936) (University of Florida). ...

Whitfield, James B. (James Bryan), 1860-1948

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Originally of Wayne County, North Carolina, James B. Whitfield came to Florida as a boy, when his father started a cotton plantation in Leon County. He was educated at the West Florida Seminary in Tallahassee and at the University of Virginia, where he received the bachelor of law in 1886. Returning to Leon County, Whitfield practiced law until his election in 1888 as county judge. Beginning in 1889, he was clerk of the Florida Supreme Court for eight years. He was appointed State Treasurer in 1...

United States. Congress. Senate

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Stone, Charles A.

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Fletcher, Duncan Upshaw, 1859-1936

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Duncan U. Fletcher was born January 6, 1859, near Americus, Georgia. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1880, and studied law there. In 1881 he moved to Jacksonville, Florida, practiced law and became chief counsel of the Florida East Coast Railroad. He became a Jacksonville Councilman in 1887, in 1893 he served a term in the Florida House of Representatives, and was mayor of Jacksonville from 1893-1985, and 1901-1903. He was chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee from 1905...

Scholtz, David.

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Knight, Peter Oliphant, 1865-1946

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Public official, corporation lawyer, and president of Tampa Electric and other businesses in Tampa, Fla. Served in the Florida House or Representatives (1889) and as solicitor (1893-1899) and state attorney (1899-1902) of Hillsborough County, Fla., later becoming a spokesman for business and capitalism, with influence among the state's Democratic politicians. From the description of Scrapbooks, 1895-1943. (University of Florida). WorldCat record id: 27719182 Pub...

Democratic Party (Fla.)

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