Fred P Cone
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About
Affiliated with the Democratic Party, this American politician served from 1937 until 1941 as Florida's twenty-seventh Governor. Previously, he had served as President of the Florida Senate.
Before Fame
After studying at the University of Florida (then called the Florida Agricultural College), he sat for his state's bar examination and subsequently opened a legal practice in Lake City. He later became one of the founders of a prominent Florida bank.
Trivia
He was a three-term Mayor of Lake City, Florida.
Family Life
His first marriage, to Ruby Scarborough, resulted in one daughter. Seven years after Scarborough's death, he married Mildred Victoria Thompson.
Associated With
He and former Louisiana Governor Huey Long served their respective states during the years of the Great Depression.
