Bernie Clayton Papy Sr. (May 27, 1902 – August 10, 1964) was an American politician from
Key West
Key West ( es, Cayo Hueso) is an island in the Straits of Florida, within the U.S. state of Florida. Together with all or parts of the separate islands of Dredgers Key, Fleming Key, Sunset Key, and the northern part of Stock Island, it cons ...
, Florida. He served in the
Florida House of Representatives
The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted ...
from 1935 until 1962, representing Key West. Papy ran for office again in 1964, winning the primaries, but died in a Miami hospital following lung cancer surgery before contesting the general elections.
Bernie Papy Jr. was his son.
See also
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Mariano D. Papy
Further reading
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(Fictionalized) Papy features in 2013-15 suspense/crime "Key West" book series by Peter Wick also featuring Miami Herald columnist,
Stephen Trumbull
References
Members of the Florida House of Representatives
People from Key West, Florida
1902 births
1964 deaths
20th-century American politicians
Deaths from lung cancer
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