C. Farris Bryant - Citizendia

34th Governor of Florida
C. Farris Bryant
In office January 3, 1961 – January 5, 1965
Preceded by	T. LeRoy Collins
Succeeded by	W. Haydon Burns

Born	July 26, 1914(1914-07-26) Marion County, Florida
Died	March 1, 2002 (aged 87) Jacksonville, Florida
Political party	Democratic

Cecil Farris Bryant (July 26, 1914–March 1, 2002) was the thirty-fourth governor of Florida. List of Governors Military governor Spanish Florida was acquired from Spain in the Adams-Onís Treaty, which took effect July 10 Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Thomas LeRoy Collins ( March 10, 1909 - March 12, 1991) was the thirty-third governor of Florida. William Haydon Burns ( March 17, 1912 – November 22, 1987) was the thirty-fifth governor of Florida from 1965 to 1967 Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Marion County is a County located in the US state of Florida. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. List of Governors Military governor Spanish Florida was acquired from Spain in the Adams-Onís Treaty, which took effect July 10 Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the He also served on the United States National Security Council and in the Office of Emergency Planning during the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson. The White House National Security Council ( NSC) in the United States is the principal forum used by the President for considering National

Born in Marion County, Florida, he attended Ocala High School before going on to Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia from 1931 to 1932. Marion County is a County located in the US state of Florida. Emory University is a Private university located in the metropolitan area of the city of Atlanta and in western unincorporated DeKalb County, Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Florida with a business degree, and at Harvard University, where he earned a law degree in 1938. The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. After completing his education, he went to work in the office of the state comptroller where he met his future wife, Julia Burnett. A comptroller or controller (kənˈtroʊlər ˈkɑmˌtroʊ- also financial controller, abrv

In 1942, he ran for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives and won. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He resigned the seat to join the armed services during World War II, and served in the United States Navy as a gunnery and antisubmarine officer in the North Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Pacific. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In 1946 he was again elected to his seat, and served five consecutive terms until 1956, serving as speaker in 1953. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In 1960, he was elected governor and took the oath of office on January 3, 1961. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Like other Florida politicians at the time, Bryant was a segregationist. His administration continued the focus on education of his predecessor Governor T. LeRoy Collins. Thomas LeRoy Collins ( March 10, 1909 - March 12, 1991) was the thirty-third governor of Florida. He helped in obtaining funds for twenty-eight junior colleges and additional state universities. The term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries He worked to get interstate and state highways built in Florida. He also worked to purchase public lands for future use by the state, saying that it was important to do it now, "before the need arose — or before it became critical". He was also a major proponent of the Cross Florida Barge Canal. The Cross Florida Barge Canal was a Canal project to connect the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean across Florida for He left office on January 5, 1965. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar.

After his term, he was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to serve on the United States National Security Council and in the White House Office of Emergency Planning. The White House National Security Council ( NSC) in the United States is the principal forum used by the President for considering National See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence In 1970 he ran for the U.S. Senate, but was defeated during the in Democratic primary runoff by relatively little know State Senator Lawton Chiles, who went to win the Senate seat (served 1971-1989), and later himself became Governor (1991-1998). Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. A primary election ( nominating primary) also referred to simply as a primary, is an election in which voters in a Jurisdiction select candidates Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr ( April 3 1930 December 12 1998) was an American politician from the U Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Upon his defeat, he returned to practice law in Jacksonville, Florida, where he lived until his death in 2002. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. In 1972 Bryant joined John B. Connally of Texas in the "Democrats for Nixon" organization and helped to secure Florida for the Republican presidential ticket that year. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Bowden Connally Jr ( February 27 1917 June 15 1993) was a powerful American politician, serving as Governor Democrats for Nixon was a campaign to promote Democratic support for the then-incumbent Republican US president Richard Nixon in the 1972

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Preceded by T. LeRoy Collins	Governor of Florida 1961–1965	Succeeded by W. Haydon Burns

Thomas LeRoy Collins ( March 10, 1909 - March 12, 1991) was the thirty-third governor of Florida. List of Governors Military governor Spanish Florida was acquired from Spain in the Adams-Onís Treaty, which took effect July 10 Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. William Haydon Burns ( March 17, 1912 – November 22, 1987) was the thirty-fifth governor of Florida from 1965 to 1967

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