Nick Connor

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Nick Connor
Member of the Florida Senate
from the 9th district
In office
1953–1965
Preceded byJoseph E. Johnston Jr.
Succeeded byTom Slade
Personal details
Born
James Elliott Connor

(1904-07-07)July 7, 1904
Gadsden, Alabama, U.S.
DiedDecember 7, 1995(1995-12-07) (aged 91)
Hernando County, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseRachael Allen Barnes
Childrenone daughter
ResidenceBrooksville, Florida
Alma materUniversity of Florida
Occupationbusiness fuel oil distributor, rancher

James Elliott Connor (July 7, 1904 – December 7, 1995[1]) was an American politician in the state of Florida.

Connor was born in Gadsden, Alabama, to Claude Eugene and Ruby Clayton (Dunklin) Connor. The family moved to Florida in 1907.[2] Connor attended public schools in Marion County, graduated from Citrus County High School in 1922, and attended the University of Florida.[3] He was a business fuel oil distributor and rancher.[4] Connor served in the Florida State Senate from 1955 to 1965 as a Democratic member for the 9th district.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ CRAIG BASSE; DAN DeWITT (October 4, 2005). "Former Florida Senate president dies". Tampa Bay Times.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (originally published December 1995)
  2. ^ Cash, William Thomas (25 June 2017). "The Story of Florida". American historical society, Incorporated – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Florida, State Library and Archives of. "Portrait of Senator James E. (Nick) Connor of Brooksville". Florida Memory.
  4. ^ The Florida Handbook. Peninsular Publishing Company. 25 June 1965 – via Internet Archive. Connor, James E. (Nick), Senator, Ninth District; business fuel oil distributor, rancher; born July 7, 1904, at Gadsden, Ala*.
  5. ^ "Florida Senators". uflib.ufl.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved September 21, 2014.