Marcellus Stearns
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Marcellus Lovejoy Stearns | |
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Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives (1869) | |
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| Born | April 29, 1839 Lovell, Maine, US |
| Died | December 8, 1891 (aged 52) Palatine Bridge, New York, US |
| Resting place | Center Lovell, Maine |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | None |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Marcellus Lovejoy Stearns (April 29, 1839 – December 8, 1891) was an
Reconstruction Era. Originally from Maine, he also served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, losing an arm, and served in Florida's 1868 constitutional convention and in the Florida House of Representatives
, including time as speaker.
Born in
Florida Panhandle
, where he remained after his discharge from the military.
Stearns was a member of the
Speaker in 1869. He was elected the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Florida
in 1872.
He succeeded to the
Superintendent of Public Instruction, but was unsuccessful due to Gibbs' immense popularity. After leaving office on January 2, 1877, he was appointed U. S. Commissioner in Hot Springs, Arkansas, a post that he held until 1880. He died in Palatine Bridge, New York, fifty miles from the capital city of Albany. He is interred in the village of Center Lovell
, Maine.
After he left office on January 2, 1877, there was no Republican governor of Florida until 1967, when
Claude Kirk
was inaugurated.
External links
- Official Governor's portrait and biography from the State of Florida
- Marcellus Stearns at Find a Grave
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