Mallory E. Horne (April 17, 1925 – April 30, 2009) was the speaker of the

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, and president of the Florida Senate, becoming the third person in state history to hold both positions, after Ion Farris and

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Background

Horne was a

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during

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. After the war, Mallory continued to served in the

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and

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, being later honorably discharged at the rank of captain. He attended the

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, and served as the chancellor of the Student Government Honor Court in 1949. Becoming a lawyer, Horne opened his own practice in

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, and was elected as statewide president of the Junior Bar of Florida (for lawyers under the age of 36).

Political career

Horne served in the Florida State Legislature, rising to the positions of speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and president of the Florida State Senate. Horne was the second post-Reconstruction person to serve as both speaker of the House and president of the Senate, after Ion Farris. He was credited as "chiefly responsible for keeping the state capital in Tallahassee against an effort to move it outhto Orlando". Horne left the legislature after an unsuccessful run for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in 1974, working as a lawyer and a lobbyist.

Scandal

Horne was tried and acquitted in 1985 on charges of money laundering when federal investigators alleged that he had smuggled marijuana into the United States from the Cayman Island on the twin-engined airplane he piloted.Obituary #2
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Family

Mallory married Anne Livingston in 1944. They later had two sons, Mallory, Jr. and David. After divorce, he later married Mary Lou Reichert.

Death

Mallory Horne died from

lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissue (biology), tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from tran ...

, aged 84, on April 30, 2009. He was survived by his wife, his son Mallory, Jr., and a stepson, Don. He was predeceased by his son, David Horne.

References

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