John Milton
(1807-1865)
Party Affiliation
Democrat
Lt. Governor
None
First Lady
Carolina Howze Milton
Florida Cabinet
- Secretary of State:
- Fred Villepigue
(1853-1863);
Benjamin Allen
(1863-1868) - Comptroller:
- Robert C. Williams
(1860-1863);
Walter Gwynn
(1863-1866) - Treasurer:
- Charles H. Austin
(1853-186?)
John Milton
Fifth governor:
(October 7, 1861 to April 1, 1865)
Florida Photographic Collection:
- Images related to John Milton.
Collections at the State Archives of Florida:
Other Repositories:
- Message of the President, Strozier Library, Florida State University.
- Governor Letterbook, Tebeau-Field Library, Florida Historical Society.
- Records, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History, University of Florida.
Published Materials:
- Murphree, Ridgeway Boyd. “Rebel Sovereigns: The Civil War Leadership of Governors John Milton of Florida and Joseph E. Brown of Georgia, 1861-1865.” PhD Dissertation: Florida State University, 2006.
Related Links:
- John Milton, Florida Governors' Portraits, Museum of Florida History.
