Napoleon B. Broward

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Napoleon Bonaparte Broward
United States Senator-elect from Florida
In office Died before assuming office
Preceded by	James Taliaferro
Succeeded by	Nathan P. Bryan
19th Governor of Florida
In office January 3, 1905 – January 5, 1909
Preceded by	William S. Jennings
Succeeded by	Albert W. Gilchrist
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
In office 1902–1904
Sheriff of Duval County, Florida
In office February 27, 1888 – 1894
Personal details
Born	(1857-04-19)April 19, 1857 Duval County, Florida, U.S.
Died	October 1, 1910(1910-10-01) (aged 53) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Georgiana Carolina Kemp ​ ​ (m. 1883; died 1883)​ Annie Isabell Douglass ​ ​ (m. 1887)​
Children	10 (1 with Kemp, 9 with Douglass)
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Napoleon Bonaparte Broward (April 19, 1857 – October 1, 1910) was an American river pilot, captain, and politician. He was elected as the 19th governor of the U.S. state of Florida, serving from January 3, 1905, to January 5, 1909. He was most widely known for his major project to drain the Everglades, to recover land for agricultural cultivation. As governor, he built alliances with the federal government to gain funds for this project. In 1915, the newly formed Broward County was named in his honor.^[1]

Broward previously served as the sheriff of Duval County, Florida and in the Florida House of Representatives. He was allied with the Straightouts, Populist-leaning elements of the Democratic Party in the state.^[2]