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G. Harold Alexander
George Harold Alexander (February 1, 1902 – May 12, 1967) was a Florida politician who served as state chairman of the Florida Republican Party from 1950 to 1962. He served in the Florida House of Representatives.Billy Hathorn, "Cramer v. Kirk: The Florida Republican Schism of 1970," ''The Florida Historical Quarterly'', LXVII, No. 4 (April 1990), pp. 406-407, 410 Early life Alexander was born on February 1, 1902, in Dunlap, Tennessee. He moved to Florida as a young boy. He attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of Chattanooga. After graduating, he joined his father in the real estate business. Career Alexander was first involved in politics during the Presidency of Herbert Hoover, Hoover administration. He was a delegate to every Republican National Convention since 1940 Republican National Convention, 1940. He served as chairman of the Florida delegation in 1952 Republican National Convention, 1952, 1956 Republican National Convention, 1956, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican Party Of Florida
The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Florida. It is currently the state's favored party, controlling the majority of Florida's U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature, and the governorship. History Several of Florida's governors and U.S. senators were Republican after the American Civil War, during the Reconstruction era. Afterwards, Florida's state politics were largely dominated by Democrats until Richard Nixon's Southern Strategy, which took advantage of objections to the advances of the American Civil Rights Movement. This resulted in a regional political realignment for the Southern United States. In 1967, Claude R. Kirk, Jr. was the first Republican governor elected in the state since the 19th century Reconstruction era. And after Nixon's victory in 1968, the state only voted Democratic in presidential elections in 1976 (Jimmy Carter) 1996 (Bill Cli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
