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Fred Henry Davis

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Fred Henry Davis

Birth
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Death
20 Jun 1937 (aged 43)
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Burial
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA GPS-Latitude: 30.4427656, Longitude: -84.2859305
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Elected to Florida House of Representatives (1921); became Speaker of the House; became 42nd Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court at age 38 (1932), the youngest person ever to hold the position. First and only person to hold positions in all three branches of government in Florida.


He previously served as County Prosecutor of Leon Co.

Elected to Florida House of Representatives (1921); became Speaker of the House; became 42nd Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court at age 38 (1932), the youngest person ever to hold the position. First and only person to hold positions in all three branches of government in Florida.


He previously served as County Prosecutor of Leon Co.



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