Dr. Algernon Sidney Speer (1818–1857) was a

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settler and politician, serving as House of Representative for

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in the Florida State Legislature from 1854-1855. Before his political career, he was also a lawyer, horticulturist, farmer. Speer's Landing is named for him.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Speer, Algernon S. Citrus farmers from Florida Members of the Florida House of Representatives People from Orange County, Florida County commissioners in Florida 1818 births 1857 deaths Deaths by drowning in the United States