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Portrait of Governor John W. Martin and staff in front of the executive mansion on inaugration day in Tallahassee, Florida.

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Series M82- 104, John W Martin photographs, 1890-1956 ; Box 1, FF11
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Inaugurations
Manners and customs
Political customs and rites
Inauguration Day
Governors--Inauguration
Public officers
Statesmen--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Politicians--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Governors--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Portraits, Group--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
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Accompanying note: "The personnel of Governor John W. Martin's personal staff has been announced as follows: Adjutant General J.C.R. Foster. From the U.S. Naval Reserves: Detailed as Naval Secretary, Commander Robert Gamble, Jacksonville. From the National Guard: Detailed as Aide, First Lieut. Robert F. Spottswood, C.A.C., Key West. From the Militia: Appointed and detailed as Aides, Lieut. Col. Samuel Barco, Miami. Lieut. Col. Stockton Broome, Jacksonville. Lieut. Col. D.P. Davis, Tampa. Lieut. Col. Herbert Felkel, St. Augustine. Lieut. Col. T.E. Fitzgerald, Daytona. Lieut. Col. W.M. Glenn, Orlando. Lieut. Col. Charles B. Griner, Jacksonville. Lieut. Col. Thomas C. Hammend, Tampa. Lieut. Col. J.E. Hardee, Madison. Lieut. Col. F.O. King, Orlando. Lieut. Col. J.P. Ingle, Jacksonville. Lieut. Col. W.E. Lee, Plant City. Lieut. Col. Jerome Wideman, West Palm Beach. Lieut. Col. Edgar A. Wright, Tampa. Lieut. Col. Roy C. Wright, Miami. Lieut. Col. Whit Palmer, Ocala. Lieut. Col. W.W. Wright, Quincy."
Biographical Note
John Wellborn Martin, Florida's twenty-fourth Governor (January 6, 1925-January 8, 1929), was born in Plainfield in Marion County on June 21, 1884, the son of John M. and Willie (Owens) Martin. He attended school for four years, then continued his education by study at night. Admitted to the bar in 1914, he began law practice in Jacksonville. He was Mayor of Jacksonville for three terms from 1917-1924 and returned to that city after serving as Governor.
As Governor during a land boom attracting national attention, Martin gave leadership to progressive endeavors which outlasted the speculation. These included the building of highways on a statewide basis, the financing of public schools by direct state appropriations, and the furnishing of free textbooks to all pupils in the beginning six grades. He was defeated for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate and in 1932 for nomination for Governor. Beginning in the 1940s he was co-receiver and subsequently trustee of the Florida East Coast railroad. He died in Jacksonville on February 22, 1958. Martin County, Florida is named for him.

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Edwards Studio (Jacksonville, Fla.). Portrait of Governor John W. Martin and staff in front of the executive mansion on inaugration day in Tallahassee, Florida. 1925. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/233535>, accessed 10 August 2022.
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Edwards Studio (Jacksonville, Fla.). Portrait of Governor John W. Martin and staff in front of the executive mansion on inaugration day in Tallahassee, Florida. 1925. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 10 Aug. 2022.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/233535>
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(State Archives of Florida/Edwards Studio (Jacksonville)
