Jefferson Beale Browne (1857 - 1937)

Born 6 Jun 1857 in Key West, Monroe, Florida, United States

Ancestors

Died 4 May 1937 at age 79 in Key West, Monroe, Florida, United States

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Biography

Author of the book “Key West: The Old and the New”. History of Key West through 1912.

Browne family of Key West, Florida - Jefferson B. Browne — of Key West, Monroe County, Fla. Born in Key West, Monroe County, Fla., June 6, 1857. Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Key West, Fla., 1879; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1888; member of Florida state senate, 1891-95; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1893-97; receiver, Key West Electric Light and Street Car Co., 1898; member of Democratic National Committee from Florida, 1904-08; candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida; justice of Florida state supreme court, 1917-25; chief justice of Florida state supreme court, 1917-23; circuit judge in Florida, 1925. Congregationalist. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks. Interment at Key West Cemetery, Key West, Fla. Source https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/43298.html

Sources

• Baptism Record from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91S-447M?i=30&cat=458542
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33616890/jefferson-beale-browne : accessed 19 May 2022), memorial page for Jefferson Beale Browne (6 Jun 1857–4 May 1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 33616890, citing Key West Cemetery, Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by RosalieAnn (contributor 46559872) .
• Obituary- The Key West Citizen, 4 May 1937, page 1
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-64V3-6FS?cc=1438024&wc=K2FQ-4WL%3A518676601%2C518876101%2C519085301 : 8 June 2019), Florida > Monroe > Key West > image 25 of 126; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Political History- https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/43298.html