Charley E. Johns

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Charley E. Johns

Charley E. Johns AKA Charley Eugene Johns

Born: 27-Feb-1905
Birthplace: Starke, FL
Died: 23-Jan-1990
Location of death: Gainesville, FL [1]
Cause of death: Illness
Remains: Buried, Crosby Lake Cemetery, Starke, FL

Gender: Male
Religion: Baptist
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Governor of Florida, 1953-55

[1] Alachua General Hospital, Gainesville, FL.

Father: Everett Eugene Johns (sheriff, b. 1870, d. 1905)
Mother: Annie E. Markley (b. 1876, d. 1955)
Brother: Everett Markley Johns (Florida state legislator)
Wife: Thelma Brinson ("Ted", m. 21-Apr-1927, d. 31-Jan-2007, one son, one daughter)
Son: Charley Jerome Johns (b. 1928)
Daughter: Markleyann Cash

High School: Bradford High School (1923)
University: University of Florida (attended briefly)

Charley E. Johns Insurance Agency
Community State Bank of Starke President
Governor of Florida Acting (1953-55)
Florida State Senate (1937-66)
Florida State House of Representatives (1935-37)
Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks
Freemasonry Bradford Lodge No. 35
Shriners

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