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Fred Cone (1870-1949)

Party Affiliation

Democrat

Lt. Governor

None

First Lady

Mildred Victoria Thompson Cone

Florida Cabinet

Secretary of State:
Robert A. Gray
(1930-1961)
Comptroller:
J. M. (James Martin) Lee
(1933-1946)
Treasurer:
William V. Knott
(1928-1941);
J. Edwin Larson
(1941-1965)
Commissioner of Agriculture:
Nathan Mayo
(1923-1960)
Attorney General:
Cary D. Landis
(1931-1938);
George Couper Gibbs
(1938-1941)
Supt. of Public Instruction:
Colin English
(1937-1949)
Fred Cone (1870-1949)

Fred Cone

Twenty-seventh governor:

January 5, 1937 to January 7, 1941

Florida Photographic Collection:

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

Published Materials:

  • Nelson, Dave. “A New Deal for Welfare: Governor Fred Cone and the Florida State Welfare Board” Florida Historical Quarterly (Summer 2005)

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