Thomas LeRoy Collins (March 10, 1909 – March 12, 1991) was an American politician who served as the 33rd governor of Florida from 1955 to 1961. Collins began...
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Thomas LeRoy Collins Jr. (1934–2010) was a United States Navy officer, businessman, and political figure. Collins was the son of former Florida Governor...
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LeRoy Collins (Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 2006) LeRoy Collins Papers at Florida State University (http://www.fsu.edu/~speccoll/leroy/lerocoll...
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election to a term as governor in his own right, but was defeated by LeRoy Collins. After leaving office on January 4, 1955, he returned to the Florida...
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Text list "Leroy Collins Leon County Public Library". Leon County. Retrieved January 9, 2020. "Governor Thomas LeRoy Collins". LeRoy Collins Leon County...
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His opponents in the Democratic primary were the sitting governor, LeRoy Collins, former governor Fuller Warren, and wealthy businessman and former National...
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November 7, 2006, with 60% of the vote. LeRoy Collins Jr., retired naval officer and son of former Governor LeRoy Collins Katherine Harris, U.S. Representative...
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gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Democrat LeRoy Collins defeated Republican nominee William A. Washburne Jr. in a landslide...
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the first lady of Florida from 1955 to 1961 as the wife of Governor LeRoy Collins. Mary Call was born in New York City, New York, the only child and daughter...
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T. McCarty, who died in office on September 28, 1953. State Senator LeRoy Collins won the Democratic nomination in a three-way race against acting Governor...
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The LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library is a system of public libraries in Leon County, Florida. In 1954, the American Association of University...
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Sobel 1978, pp. 272–273. "Thomas Leroy Collins". National Governors Association. Retrieved February 20, 2023. "LeRoy Collins". Florida Memory. Retrieved February...
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Hubert Humphrey 134 74.5 2 Luther H. Hodges 40 0.5 0 P.T. Maner 33 0 0 LeRoy Collins 29 0 0 Clinton Presba Anderson 16 0 0 Frank G. Clement 14 0 0 Pat Brown...
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Public Library was renamed the LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library in honor of Florida's 33rd Governor, LeRoy Collins. In 1997, Tallahassee citizens...
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Johnson nominated LeRoy Collins as the first Director of the Community Relations Service. Subsequently, Thurmond reminded Collins of his past support...
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The first governor to live in the new mansion was LeRoy Collins, in the spring of 1957. Collins and his wife were actively involved in the new house's...
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political scientist. She is the LeRoy Collins Eminent Scholar in Civic Education & Political Science and director of the LeRoy Collins Institute at Florida State...
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creators of Unicode Leigh Collins (1901–1975), English footballer Leon Collins (1922–1985), American dancer LeRoy Collins (1909–1991), American politician:...
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sentence was commuted to life in prison by recently elected Governor LeRoy Collins. He was paroled in 1968, but died the next year in Lake County, purportedly...
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population led to the construction of a second Leon High School where the LeRoy Collins Public Library now stands. The current building at 550 East Tennessee...
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Smathers decided to not seek re-election. Popular former two-term Governor LeRoy Collins won the Democratic nomination by defeating State Attorney General Earl...
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(1935–1951) (Alpha Mu '58 Honorary) LeRoy Collins Florida House of Representatives (1934–1940) (Beta Psi '57 Honorary) LeRoy Collins Florida State Senate (1940–1954...
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and FSU research fellow; former US Senator and Governor of Florida LeRoy Collins – politician and Governor of Florida; the only Tallahassee native to...
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Governors Association In office June 25, 1959 – June 26, 1960 Preceded by LeRoy Collins Succeeded by Stephen McNichols 62nd Governor of Delaware In office January...
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today, in the field next to the main south entrance to the campus on LeRoy Collins Boulevard between Fowler Avenue and Alumni Drive. USF first occupied...
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game was rejected by the Florida Senate. Prodding by Florida governor LeRoy Collins facilitated an agreement between the two universities to begin an annual...
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of Richard K. Call. LeRoy Collins Jr., candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Senate from Florida 2006. Son of LeRoy Collins. Cecilius Calvert (1605–1675)...
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Supreme Court Building The Tallahassee-Leon County Visitors Center Leroy Collins Leon County Public Library from Park Ave Consolidation of Leon County...
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the Sioux Mary Call Darby Collins (1911–2009), widow of governor LeRoy Collins and first lady of Florida, 1955–1961 Mary Collins (immunologist), British...
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Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Preceded by Edward Gudeman Succeeded by LeRoy Collins Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 20th district...
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