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1863 Florida's 1st Congressional District Special Election
A special election to the Confederate States House of Representatives for Florida's 1st congressional district was held February 2, 1863. The winning candidate would serve the remainder of a two-year term in the Confederate States House of Representatives to represent Florida in the 1st Confederate Congress from February 3, 1863, to February 18, 1864. Background In the 1861 congressional election, James Baird Dawkins was elected to the Confederate States House of Representatives. However, Dawkins resigned on December 8, 1862 after Governor John Milton appointed him as a state judge. Candidates * James E. Broome, state senator and former governor of Florida * James Gettis, former state representative * George E. Hawes, former state senator * W. M. Ives, editor of the '' Lake City Columbian'' * John Marshall Martin, planter Campaign Unique to this election, none of the five candidates came from West Florida, which had been the state's political powerhouse, showing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida Governor James E
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba; it is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Spanning , Florida ranks 22nd in area among the 50 states, and with a population of over 21 million, it is the third-most populous. The state capital is Tallahassee, and the most populous city is Jacksonville. The Miami metropolitan area, with a population of almost 6.2 million, is the most populous urban area in Florida and the ninth-most populous in the United States; other urban conurbations with over one million people are Tampa Bay, Orlando, and Jacksonville. Various Native American groups have inhabited Florida for at least 14,000 years. In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León became t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
