James Elliott Connor (July 7, 1904 – December 7, 1995[1]) was an American politician in the state of Florida.
Nick Connor | |
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| Member of the Florida Senate from the 9th district | |
| In office 1953–1965 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph E. Johnston Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Tom Slade |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Elliott Connor July 7, 1904 Gadsden, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | December 7, 1995 (aged 91) Hernando County, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Rachael Allen Barnes |
| Children | one daughter |
| Residence | Brooksville, Florida |
| Alma mater | University of Florida |
| Occupation | business fuel oil distributor, rancher |
Connor was born in Gadsden, Alabama, to Claude Eugene and Ruby Clayton (Dunklin) Connor. The family moved to Florida in 1907.[2] Connor attended public schools in Marion County, graduated from Citrus County High School in 1922, and attended the University of Florida.[3] He was a business fuel oil distributor and rancher.[4] Connor served in the Florida State Senate from 1955 to 1965 as a Democratic member for the 9th district.[5]
References
edit- ^ CRAIG BASSE; DAN DeWITT (October 4, 2005). "Former Florida Senate president dies". Tampa Bay Times.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (originally published December 1995) - ^ Cash, William Thomas (25 June 2017). "The Story of Florida". American historical society, Incorporated – via Google Books.
- ^ Florida, State Library and Archives of. "Portrait of Senator James E. (Nick) Connor of Brooksville". Florida Memory.
- ^ The Florida Handbook. Peninsular Publishing Company. 25 June 1965 – via Internet Archive.
Connor, James E. (Nick), Senator, Ninth District; business fuel oil distributor, rancher; born July 7, 1904, at Gadsden, Ala*.
- ^ "Florida Senators". uflib.ufl.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
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