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George Gause
George Henry Gause, Jr. (died in 1986) was a mortician and politician from Florida. He served as mayor of Bartow, Florida Bartow ( ) is the county seat of Polk County, Florida, United States. Founded in 1851 as Fort Blount, the city was renamed in honor of Francis S. Bartow, the first brigade commander of the Confederate Army to die in combat during the American C .... and also served as a commissioner. He was an African American and was named as a Great Floridian. He also served on the Polk County School Board. Gause's father was a naval architect and had a funeral home in Wilmington, North Carolina before moving to Florida for health reasons. Gause Jr. went to Union Academy High School in Bartow. He served two terms as Bartow's mayor from 1971 to 1977. Gause was interviewed in 1975, for the Button Project. There is a George H. Gause Elementary school located in Bartow, Florida, while two streets are named after him. The Martin Luther King Day celebration in Bartow honors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bartow, Florida
Bartow ( ) is the county seat of Polk County, Florida, United States. Founded in 1851 as Fort Blount, the city was renamed in honor of Francis S. Bartow, the first brigade commander of the Confederate Army to die in combat during the American Civil War. According to the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 17,298 and an estimated population of 20,147 in 2019. It is part of the Lakeland− Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 584,383 in 2009. As of 2020, the mayor of Bartow is Scott Sjoblom. Located near the source of the Peace River, Bartow is approximately east of Tampa, Florida and southwest of the Greater Orlando area. The city is near the center of "Lightning Alley" and has frequent afternoon thunderstorms in the summer, but typically has sunny and mild winters. Government, mining, and agriculture are the major sectors of the area's economy. The primary roads in the Bartow area are U.S. Route 17, U.S. Route 98 and State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
