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Thomas Brown
(1785-1867)

Party Affiliation

Whig

Lt. Governor

None

First Lady

Elizabeth Simpson Brown

Florida Cabinet

Attorney General:
David P. Hogue
(1848-1853)
 
Comptroller:
Simon Towle
(1847-1851);
John Beard
(1851-1854)
Secretary of State:
Charles W. Downing
(1849-1853)
Treasurer:
William R. Hayward
(1848-1853)
Thomas Brown

Thomas Brown

Second governor:
(October 1, 1849 to October 3, 1853)

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Selling, Telling, and Yelling: Florida broadsides and other ephemera, 1800-2000 Before television, radio, and the internet, Florida society communicated widely and often through broadsides, advertisements, flyers, and other ephemera.   Florida Blues Each of our neighboring southern states has placed a unique brand on the music’s form and sound—Florida hasn’t done a bad job of that in its own right.   Florida Cigars: Artistry, Labor, and Politics in Florida’s Oldest Industry Commercial cigar rolling first came to Florida in the 1830s and in the decades after the Civil War it became one of the most important industries in the southeastern United States.

 

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