of Florida since Reconstruction. Kirk was born in San Bernardino, California. Claude R. Kirk Jr.'s father, Claude Kirk Sr. was a businessperson and later...
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Florida Senate in 1962. He defeated incumbent Republican governor Claude R. Kirk Jr. in the 1970 gubernatorial election and won re-election in 1974. As...
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various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor Claude R. Kirk Jr. chose to run for a second term, with this being the first election...
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politics and across the South. Their control lasted until 1966 when Claude R. Kirk, Jr. was elected. He became the first Republican governor elected in the...
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and pushed for by Disney, was signed into law by Florida Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr. on May 12, 1967, allowing Disney to build the infrastructure for...
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office, defeating J. Brailey Oldham in the primary and Republican Claude R. Kirk Jr. in the general election. Spessard Holland, incumbent U.S. Senator...
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the Reedy Creek Improvement Act, signed by then-Florida governor Claude R. Kirk Jr. (R), with the purpose being for Walt Disney to build a community (i...
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each 24" x 24" tile representing one square mile. Florida Governor Claude R. Kirk Jr. signed Chapter 67-764 into law on May 12, 1967, establishing the...
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from Miami Lakes Wayne Mixson, State Representative from Marianna Claude R. Kirk Jr., former Republican Governor Mary L. Singleton, former director of...
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bear even received a personalized invitation from Florida Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr. to a celebrity party in Fort Lauderdale. Although the show was praised...
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Reedy Creek Improvement Act, was signed into law by Florida Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr. on May 12, 1967. The Supreme Court of Florida then ruled in 1968...
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lieutenant governor since 1889. Appointed by Republican Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr., Osborne was sworn in on January 7, 1969, for a term that lasted...
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a landslide, defeating the Republican candidate, future governor Claude R. Kirk Jr. Republican incumbent Hiram Fong was reelected to a second term, defeating...
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entertainer and announcer Claude R. Kirk Jr. (1926–2011), 36th governor of Florida Claude Kitchin (1869–1923), American politician Claude Kohler (1931–2019)...
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the chapter most of its notoriety and resulted in Florida Governor Claude R. Kirk Jr. vowing to drive the club out of the state. In an interview with George...
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a young age, lived there through junior college Claude R. Kirk, Jr. – Governor of Florida Michael R. Clifford – astronaut Howard Georgi – professor of...
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at the Patrick Air Force Base Officers Club. Then-Florida Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr., attended and cut the cake for the couple. Eden returned 27 years...
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left the party divided in the face of united Republican support for Claude Kirk. He left office on January 3, 1967, as the first Democratic Governor...
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Jamie Johnson's father Adnan Khashoggi – International arms merchant Claude R. Kirk Jr. – Former governor of Florida Greg Kushner – Lido Wealth Conference...
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Governor Claude R. Kirk Jr. of Florida (endorsed Rockefeller) Mayor of New York City John Lindsay (endorsed Rockefeller) Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. of...
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incorporating the City of Reedy Creek, was signed into law by Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr. on May 12, 1967, the same day he also signed chapters 67-764 (creating...
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state's first lieutenant governor since 1889. Appointed by Governor Claude R. Kirk Jr. Resigned in order to run for governor. Resigned to take elected seat...
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incorporating the City of Bay Lake, was signed into law by Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr. on May 12, 1967, the same day he also signed chapters 67-764 (creating...
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Sobel 1978, pp. 274–275. "Claude Roy Kirk". National Governors Association. Retrieved February 20, 2023. "Claude Roy Kirk, Jr". Florida Memory. Retrieved...
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Maryland Charlie Kirk, (born 1993), American conservative political activist Charlie Kirk (born 1997), English footballer Claude R. Kirk, Jr. (1926–2011)...
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Cramer expected Gurney's support. But in 1970, Gurney and Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr. opposed Cramer's nomination; they supported an intraparty rival,...
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conservatives and transplants from northern and midwestern states. In 1966, Claude R. Kirk Jr. was elected as the first post-Reconstruction Republican governor...
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Reedy Creek Improvement Act, was signed into law by Florida Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr. on May 12, 1967, allowing Disney to build the infrastructure for...
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The Republican primary exposed an in-party feud between Governor Claude R. Kirk Jr. and U.S. Representative William C. Cramer. In the election, Cramer...
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U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 2009–10. Son of Paul Grattan Kirk Sr. Claude R. Kirk Jr. (1926–2011), Governor of Florida 1967–71 Ander Crenshaw (born...
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