Jan Fortune
Jan Fortune | |
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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the Seminole County district | |
| In office 1967–1968 | |
| In office 1963–1965 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 24, 1926 Pottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Donna Martin |
| Education | Pennsylvania State University (BS) University of Pennsylvania (MBA) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Battles/wars | World War II Korean War |
Jan Fortune (born November 24, 1926) was an American politician and engineer in the American state of Florida.
Career
[edit]Fortune was born in 1926 in Pennsylvania to Robert J. and Blanch (Rauch) Fortune, of Scottish and Dutch ancestry.[1] He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial management from Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Career
[edit]Fortune worked for the Westinghouse Air Brake Company in Pennsylvania, Curtiss-Wright in New jersey, A. T. Kearney and Company in Chicago, and the Glenn L. Martin Company in Florida.[1]
He served in the Florida House of Representatives for Seminole County from 1963 to 1965 and 1967 to 1968.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Fortune married Donna Martin of Norwood, New York, in 1953. They have one son, Jan Eric. Fortune served in the United States Army Signal Corps as a lieutenant during the Korean War and with the United States Maritime Service in World War II. He is Protestant.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Trinkner, Charles L. (1966). Florida Lives: The Sunshine State Who's Who, a Reference Edition Recording ... - Charles L. Trinkner - Google Books. Retrieved 2014-01-03 – via Google Books.
- ^ Ward, Robert L. / Florida House of Representatives (2011). "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County, 1845-2012" (PDF). Retrieved December 11, 2011.
- 1926 births
- Republican Party members of the Florida House of Representatives
- Members of the Florida House of Representatives
- Politicians from Pottsville, Pennsylvania
- People from Maitland, Florida
- Military personnel from Pennsylvania
- Penn State College of Engineering alumni
- Wharton School alumni
- 20th-century American legislators
- 20th-century Florida politicians