Richard K. Call

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Richard K. Call
Territorial Governor of Florida
In office March 16, 1836 – December 2, 1839
President	Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren
Preceded by	John Eaton
Succeeded by	Robert R. Reid
In office March 19, 1841 – August 11, 1844
President	William Henry Harrison John Tyler
Preceded by	Robert R. Reid
Succeeded by	John Branch
Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Florida Territory
In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
Preceded by	Joseph M. Hernandez
Succeeded by	Joseph M. White
Personal details
Born	(1792-10-24)October 24, 1792 Pittsfield, Prince George County, Virginia
Died	September 14, 1862(1862-09-14) (aged 69) The Grove Plantation
Nationality	American
Political party	Whig
Spouse	Mary Letitia Kirkman Call
Children	Ellen Call Long Mary Call Brevard
Relatives	Wilkinson Call (nephew) David S. Walker (cousin)
Occupation	lawyer, land speculator, railroad owner

Richard Keith Call (October 24, 1792 – September 14, 1862) was an American attorney, politician, and slave owner who served as the 3rd and 5th territorial governor of Florida. Before that, he was elected to the Florida Territorial Council and as a delegate to the U.S. Congress from Florida. In the mid-1830s, he developed two plantations in Leon County, Florida, one of which was several thousand acres in size. In 1860 he held more than 120 slaves and was the third-largest slaveholder in the county.^[1] He was also a Southern Unionist opposed to Florida's secession during the American Civil War.^[2]