William Dunnington Bloxham | |
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13th and 17th Governor of Florida | |
In office January 4, 1881 – January 7, 1885 | |
Lieutenant | Livingston W. Bethel |
Preceded by | George F. Drew |
Succeeded by | Edward A. Perry |
In office January 5, 1897 – January 8, 1901 | |
Preceded by | Henry L. Mitchell |
Succeeded by | William Sherman Jennings |
Comptroller of Florida | |
In office May 1, 1890 – January 3, 1897 | |
Governor | Francis P. Fleming Henry L. Mitchell |
Preceded by | William D. Barnes |
Succeeded by | William H. Reynolds |
Secretary of State of Florida | |
In office 1877–1880 | |
Governor | George F. Drew |
Preceded by | Samuel B. McLin |
Succeeded by | Frederick W. A. Rankin, Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Leon County, Florida, U.S. | July 9, 1835
Died | March 15, 1911 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. | (aged 75)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Mary C. Davis Bloxham |
Alma mater | College of William and Mary |
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William Dunnington Bloxham (July 9, 1835 – March 15, 1911) was the 13th and 17th Governor of Florida in two non-consecutive terms. 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 when Francis P. Fleming was Governor. Bloxham was only the second governor of Florida to be born in the state.