William D. Bloxham
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William Dunnington Bloxham (July 9, 1835 - March 15, 1911) was an American politician. He served as the thirteenth and seventeenth governor of Florida in two non-consecutive terms. He was the first Democrat to hold the office of governor after the Civil War. Prior to his first term as governor, he served in the Florida House of Representatives. In between his terms as governor, he served as state comptroller under Governor Francis P. Fleming. Born in Leon County, Florida, he was only the second governor of Florida to be born in the state. He died on March 15, 1911 in Tallahassee, Florida.
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William Bloxham was a cotton plantation owner in Leon County, Florida from the late 1850s owner of the William D. Bloxham Plantation.
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| Preceded by George F. Drew |
Governor of Florida January 4, 1881 - January 7, 1885 |
Succeeded by Edward A. Perry |
| Preceded by Henry L. Mitchell |
Governor of Florida January 5, 1897 - January 8, 1901 |
Succeeded by William S. Jennings |
| Territorial: Jackson • Duval • Eaton • Call • Reid • Call • Branch
Moseley • Brown • Broome • Perry • Milton • Allison • Marvin • Walker • Reed • Hart • Stearns • Drew • Bloxham • Perry • Fleming • Mitchell • Bloxham • Jennings • Broward • Gilchrist • Trammell • Catts • Hardee • Martin • Carlton • Sholtz • Cone • Holland • Caldwell • Warren • McCarty • Johns • Collins • Bryant • Burns • Kirk • Askew • Graham • Mixson • Martinez • Chiles • MacKay • Bush • Crist |
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