Austin Mann
Austin Shuey Mann (January 14, 1847 – September 19, 1914) was an American lawyer, orange grove owner, and politician who served in the Florida Senate and Florida House of Representatives. He represented Hernando County.[1]
Austin Mann | |
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| Florida State Senator | |
| In office 1883–1887 | |
| Florida State Representative | |
| In office 1891–1893 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 14, 1847 Delaware County, Ohio |
| Died | September 19, 1914 Citrus County, Florida |
| Spouse | • Rachel Elizabeth "Lizzie" Kline (m. 1871; died 1882) • Susie B. Williams (m. 1885; died 1886) • Alsina M. Clark (m. 1891) |
| Children | 6 |
Mann was born in Ohio.[2] He later lived in the area of Crystal River, Florida and had orange groves.
He served in the Florida Senate from 1883 until 1887.[3] He was in the Florida House in 1891. [1] Mannfield, Florida, the county seat until Inverness was chosen to replace it, was named for him. It is now a ghost town in the Withlacoochee State Forest.[4]
His daughter, May Mann, married William Sherman Jennings, who served as Governor of Florida.[4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Photo" (PDF). floridamemory.com. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- ^ Katherine Walters (March 2007). "A Guide to the Austin Shuey Mann Papers". Prepared for the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries Special & Area Studies Collections, Smathers Library, Gainesville, FL.
- ^ Flowers, Linda (July 15, 2017). "Austin Mann - Citrus County Notable". Citrus County, FL Genealogy and History. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ a b Maglio, Rocco (March 4, 2016). "The Ghost Town of Mannfield". Hernando Sun. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016.
- ^ "In her own words" (PDF). floridamemory.com. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- ^ Vance, Linda D. (1976). "May Mann Jennings and Royal Palm State Park". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 55 (1): 1–17. JSTOR 30071307.
