Articles in Category: 'Harrison Reed'

Florida's First Generation of African-American Political Leaders
By: Kevin Derby | Posted: January 14, 2011 3:55 AM
 

When Jennifer Carroll was sworn in as Florida’s 18th lieutenant governor, she became the first African-American in the state’s history to hold that position. But while the likes of Carroll and former U.S. Rep. Carrie Meek are trailblazers, they are also following in the footsteps of a generation of African-American leaders who shaped Florida greatly in the turbulent and often chaotic years that followed the Civil War.

TAGS: Carrie Meeks, Harrison Reed, History, Jennifer Carroll, John Willis Menard, Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, Josiah Walls, News, Robert Meacham, Thomas Gibbs, Government
 
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Bland Ambition: No. 2's Race to Obscurity
By: Kevin Derby | Posted: September 7, 2010 4:05 AM
 

Because one of them will be the 18th lieutenant governor of the great state of Florida, we offer our sincerest condolences to Rod Smith and Jennifer Carroll.

TAGS: Andrew Johnson, Benjamin Harrison, Bill Clinton, Bob Graham, Bob Martinez, Bobby Brantley, Buddy MacKay, Charley Johns, Charlie Crist, Claude Kirk, Connie Mack, Dan McCarthy, David Walker, Edmund Weeks, Edward Perry, George Drew, George H. W. Bush, Harrison Reed, Horatio Bisbee, Jeff Kottkamp, Jennifer Carroll, Jim Williams, Lawton Chiles, LeRoy Collins, Lieutenant Governor, Livingston Bethel, Lt. Governor, Marcellus Stearns, Milton Mabry, News, Noble Hull, Ossian Hart, Pam Bondi, Ray Osborne, Reubin Askew, Rick Scott, Rod Smith, Rutherford Hayes, Samuel Day, Samuel Tilden, Thomas Marshall, Tom Adams, Toni Jennings, Wayne Mixson, William Bloxham, William Henry Gleason, William Kelly, Woodrow Wilson
 
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Crist Ain't Seen Nothin': GOP Bombarded This Governor
By: Kevin Derby | Posted: May 24, 2010 1:06 PM
 

Think Charlie Crist had his share of drama and problems with his fellow Republicans during his time in office? Then you've never come across Harrison Reed, Florida’s moving target of a GOP governor from 1869 until 1873. Reed died 111 years ago Tuesday, on May 25, 1899.

TAGS: Charlie Crist, Harrison Reed, Jeff Kottkamp, News, Republicans, Government
 
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