A. Y. Milam

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
A. Y. Milam
Milam in 1900
Member of the
Florida House of Representatives
In office
1923–1925
Personal details
Born(1889-10-26)October 26, 1889
Leesburg, Florida, U.S.
DiedMarch 26, 1956(1956-03-26) (aged 66)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Arthur Yager Milam (October 26, 1889 – March 26, 1956)[1] was an American developer and politician in the state of Florida. He was a member of the Florida House of Representatives between 1923 and 1925, becoming the Speaker of the House in 1925.

Early life

Milam was born on October 16, 1889, in

U.S. Military Academy in 1907.[3] He was later listed as a non graduate.[4][5]

Career

He was a developer of Davis Shores development on Anastasia Island with his brother R. R. Milam. The project required extensive dredging[6] and faltered as Florida's land boom slowed in the later 1920s. A Democrat, he represented Duval County in the Florida House of Representatives in 1923 and 1925, and was Speaker of the House in 1925.[7][8][9]

He died in Jacksonville, Florida, on March 26, 1956.[8]

References

  1. – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Cutler, Harry Gardner (1923). History of Florida: Past and Present, Historical and Biographical. Lewis publishing Company.
  3. ^ "Army-Navy-Air Force Register and Defense Times". July 23, 1907 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Register of Graduates and Former Cadets, United States Military Academy". July 23, 1986 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Academy, United States Military (July 23, 1971). "Official Register of the Officers and Cadets". United States Military Academy Print. Office – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Davis Shores in St. Augustine – Davis Islands Civic Association".
  7. ^ "Request Rejected" (PDF).
  8. ^ a b "A.Y. Milam Dies In Jacksonville". The Miami Herald. 27 March 1956. p. 2. Retrieved 26 September 2020. Open access icon
  9. ^ ""Sit Down" Hard on profiteering says A. Y. Milam". Tallahassee Democrat. 14 November 1925. p. 1. Retrieved 26 September 2020. Open access icon