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- Abraham Allison
- FL's governor after Milton's suicide
- Abraham Lincoln
- US president easily elected in 1860, convinced FL that they had no hope of any power in government, Civil war
- AH Colquitt
- Confederate hero at Olustee, organized ambush of US army in 1865 in FL
- Andrew Jackson
- 1st military governor of FL
- Andrew Johnson
- US president from 1865 to 1868, taking over after Lincoln died
- Billy Bowlegs
- Seminole Chief in 1855 who leads the Seminoles during the 3rd war
- Cabeza de Vaca
- One of the survivors of Panfilo de Narvaez's failed exploration of FL in 1528
- Charlie Emathla
- Seminole chief murdered by Osceola for agreeing remove the Seminoles from FL
- David E. Yulee
- First US senator for FL in 1845, a vocal secessionist
- Duncan Clinch
- Colonel who led the forces to destroy the Negro Fort in 1816
- Edmund Kirby SMith
- FL's only full-fledfed general in Confederate army, big-cheese general
- EM McCook
- US general who occupies Tallahassee in 1865
- Francis Dade
- US major ambushed by Seminoles in 1835
- George F. Drew
- Florida's 1st post reconstruction governor in 1876
- George Johnstone
- Most famous British Governer of West Fl
- Hamilton Disston
- Northern industrialist who buys 4 million acres in Fl in 1881
- Harrison Reed
- Fl's first republican governor under the new constitution in 1868
- Henry Flagler
- most famous of Railroad barons, connected NYC to KEy west
- Henry Plant
- Railroad Baron who connects the St. JOhn river and tampa
- Hernando de Soto
- Spanish Conquistador who explored FL in 1539, treating the FL tribes very harshly, continued to Mississippi River
- James Grant
- Most popular governer of East FL, british
- Jean Ribault
- French leader ordered to build settlement in Spanish FL in 1562
- Jefferson Davis
- President of CSA
- John Brown
- Violent abolitionist executed in Virginia in 1859 after hapers ferry, led many in south that North wants to destroy southern life
- John Milton
- Fl's governor in 1865, commmits suicide as US army wins war
- John Wilkes Booth
- Southerner who assassinated Abraham lincoln in 1865
- Jonathon C. Gibbs
- 1st African A. to serve in FL's government
- Jose Marti
- Leader of Cuba's revolution in 1898
- Josiah T. Walls
- First African A. to serve in US congress
- Julia Tuttle
- Resident of Miami, convinces Henry Flagler to continue railroad to Miami
- Madison S. Perry
- FL governor at time of secession, organized the millitia and sezied US forts
- Napoleon B. Broward
- Fl's most popular progressive governor in the early 1900's
- Neamathla
- Seminole chief who signed treaty of moultrie creek
- Osceola
- Defiant leader of Seminole Indians in 1830's during the 2nd war
- Panfilo De Narvaez
- Spanish Conquistador who explored Fl in 1528, eventually getting lost
- Pedro Menendez
- Spanish goernor of Fl ordered to destroy French settlements in FL
- Ponce de Leon
- Spanish Conquistador credited with discovering and naming Fl in 1513
- Rene de Laudonniere
- Fench Leader who assisted Jean Ribault in setling FL
- Robert E. Lee
- supreme commander of the confederate army in Civil war
- Sidney J. Catts
- FL governor during 1910's, prejudice, campaigned in an automobile
- Thomas Jessup
- US general who captures Osceola under white flag of truce in 1837
- Tristan de Luna
- Spanish conquistador who settled Pensacola in 1559, then forced to abandon it
- Wiley Thompson
- US indian agent responsible for moving Siminoles out west in 1835
- William Chipley
- known as Mr. Railroads, connected west FL and East FL in 1874
- William D. Moseley
- the 1st state governor of Fl in 1845
- William DuVal
- first territorial Governor in 1821
- William Moseley
- first state governor of FL in 1845
- Woodrow Wilson
- President during WW1