https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/browse?tags=county+commissioners&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CCreator&sort_dir=a&output=atom2024-03-28T11:16:56+00:00Omekahttps://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5677The Central Florida Press on June 20, 1930. The article discusses the runoff primary election for a state and county offices, which was held on June 24, 1930. The race for Florida Secretary of State was between Robert Andrew Gray and Henry Clay Crawford, both Democrats. Presumably, Crawford was the son of Henry Clay Crawford, who served as Secretary of State from 1902 until his death in 1929. William Monroe Igou served as interim secretary until Gray was elected in 1930. Gray served in that position until 1961.
Other races discussed in the article include a run-over race for Seminole County Commissioner between W. S. Enztminger, C. B. Searcy, and H. E. Fuller. However, according to the article, the election had been suspended due to the withdrawal of Entzminger, leaving Searcy as the county commissioner for District 3, which consisted of the Town of Longwood.]]>2015-10-21T18:48:12+00:00
Dublin Core
Title
Gray, Crawford in Second Race: Second Primary Tuesday, June 24
Alternative Title
Gray, Crawford in Second Race
Subject
Seminole County (Fla.)
Longwood (Fla.)
Primary elections
Elections--Florida
Description
A newspaper article published by The Central Florida Press on June 20, 1930. The article discusses the runoff primary election for a state and county offices, which was held on June 24, 1930. The race for Florida Secretary of State was between Robert Andrew Gray and Henry Clay Crawford, both Democrats. Presumably, Crawford was the son of Henry Clay Crawford, who served as Secretary of State from 1902 until his death in 1929. William Monroe Igou served as interim secretary until Gray was elected in 1930. Gray served in that position until 1961.
Other races discussed in the article include a run-over race for Seminole County Commissioner between W. S. Enztminger, C. B. Searcy, and H. E. Fuller. However, according to the article, the election had been suspended due to the withdrawal of Entzminger, leaving Searcy as the county commissioner for District 3, which consisted of the Town of Longwood.
Source
Original newspaper article: "Gray, Crawford in Second Race: Second Primary Tuesday, June 24." The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 1: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
Publisher
The Central Florida Press
Date Created
ca. 1930-06-20
Date Copyrighted
1930-06-20
Date Issued
1930-06-20
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original newspaper article: "Gray, Crawford in Second Race: Second Primary Tuesday, June 24." The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 1.
"A Brief History of Longwood." City of Longwood, Florida. http://www.longwoodfl.org/content/1115/151/147/default.aspx.
Central Florida Society for Historical Preservation. Longwood. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2001.
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Original Format
1 newspaper article
]]>https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6273 Wheeler married George Lee in 1908 and the couple later had three children: Clara Lee Wheeler Evans (1917-2010); Benjamin Franklin Wheeler, Jr. (1920-2006); and Miriam Louise Wheeler (b. 1922). In 1908, Wheeler partnered with C .F. Brannon and Steen Nelson to operate the Nelson Brothers packinghouse. In 1923, Wheeler purchased the company and renamed it Nelson & Company, Inc. Wheeler also served on the Seminole County Commission and the Oviedo City Council. He was also seminal in organizing the Seminole County Chamber of Commerce, the Florida Citrus Mutual, and the Citizens Bank of Oviedo.]]>2016-02-26T18:43:30+00:00
Dublin Core
Title
Benjamin Franklin Wheeler, Sr. and George Lee Wheeler
Alternative Title
Frank and George Lee Wheeler
Subject
Oviedo (Fla.)
Description
Husband and wife, Benjamin Franklin Wheeler, Sr. (1878-1954) and George Lee Wheeler (1884-1980), at their home, located at 340 South Lake Jessup Avenue in Oviedo, Florida, on February 15, 1942. Frank Wheeler was born in Dade City on January 2, 1878. After his father passed away in 1889, his family relocated to his mother's hometown in Oviedo. At age 16, Wheeler began working as a telegraph operator for the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) Railroad. In 1898, he purchased a seedling citrus grove that had been abandoned during the Freeze of 1894-1985. Wheeler soon became a successful citrus grower and celery cultivator.
Wheeler married George Lee in 1908 and the couple later had three children: Clara Lee Wheeler Evans (1917-2010); Benjamin Franklin Wheeler, Jr. (1920-2006); and Miriam Louise Wheeler (b. 1922). In 1908, Wheeler partnered with C .F. Brannon and Steen Nelson to operate the Nelson Brothers packinghouse. In 1923, Wheeler purchased the company and renamed it Nelson & Company, Inc. Wheeler also served on the Seminole County Commission and the Oviedo City Council. He was also seminal in organizing the Seminole County Chamber of Commerce, the Florida Citrus Mutual, and the Citizens Bank of Oviedo.
Source
Original 5 x 3 inch black and white photographic print, February 15, 1942: Private Collection of Vicki Clonts.
Date Created
1942-02-15
Contributor
Clonts, Vicki
Bruce, Mimi
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 5 x 3 inch black and white photographic print, February 15, 1942.
"Benjamin Franklin Wheeler (1878-1954)." Florida Citrus Hall of Fame. http://floridacitrushalloffame.com/index.php/inductees/inductee-name/?ref_cID=89&bID=0&dd_asId=1088.