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St. Lucie County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in St. Lucie County

Index to Locations Near AnkonaPalms Cemetery Fort PierceHarrison Cemetery Fort PierceHillcrest MemorialGardens Fort PierceRiverview MemorialPark PalmsCemetery Near Ankona, St. Lucie County, Florida Daniel Thomas McCarty (1912-1953) — also known asDan McCarty — of Florida. Born in Fort Pierce,St. LucieCounty, Fla.,January18, 1912.Democrat. Member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1937-41;Speaker ofthe Florida State House of Representatives, 1941; served in theU.S. Army during World War II;Governor ofFlorida, 1953; defeated in primary, 1948; died in office 1953.Died, ofpneumoniafollowing aheartattack, in ahospitalat Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.,September28, 1953 (age41 years, 253days).Interment at Palms Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier

Alto Lee Adams (1899-1988) — also known asAlto Adams — of Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.; Delray Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born in DeFuniak Springs,WaltonCounty, Fla.,January31, 1899.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;rancher;circuit judge in Florida, 1938-40;justice ofFlorida state supreme court, 1940-51, 1967-68.Episcopalian.Member,Elks.Died in Fort Pierce,St. LucieCounty, Fla.,February20, 1988 (age89 years, 20days).Interment at Harrison Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Lanyer Adams and Octavia (Crosby) Adams; married,June 30,1925, to Carra Manola Williams.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

George William Morris (1909-1993) — of Alhambra,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Wellsville,ColumbianaCounty, Ohio,September16, 1909.Mayorof Alhambra, Calif., 1971-73.Died in Vero Beach,IndianRiver County, Fla.,October26, 1993 (age84 years, 40days).Interment at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

David Mawhinney (1914-1995) — also known asDave Mawhinney — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Miramar,BrowardCounty, Fla.Born, of American parents, in Montreal,Quebec,1914.Supermarketowner;servicestation owner;policeofficer; candidate formayorof Miramar, Fla., 1959, 1960.Died in1995(ageabout81 years).Interment at Riverview Memorial Park.

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