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T. C. Merchant Jr.

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T. C. Merchant Jr.
Merchant in 1949
Member of the
Florida House of Representatives
from Madison County
In office
1949–1951
Personal details
Born(1916-04-02)April 2, 1916
Madison, Florida, U.S.
DiedDecember 5, 2012(2012-12-05) (aged 96)
Political partyDemocratic
ParentT. C. Merchant Sr. (father)[1]
Alma materUniversity of Florida
Harvard Business School

T. C. Merchant Jr. (April 2, 1916 – December 5, 2012) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives.[2][3]

Life and career

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Merchant was born in Madison, Florida. He attended the University of Florida and Harvard Business School.[4]

Merchant served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1949 to 1951.[2][3]

Merchant died on December 5, 2012, at the age of 96.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "County Editor T. C. Merchant Jr., He's Defending The Peasants' Right To Know". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. August 11, 1974. p. 19. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ a b Ward, Robert (August 3, 2011). "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845–2012" (PDF). Florida House of Representatives. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ a b "The People of Lawmaking Florida 1822 – 2019", Florida Legislature, February 2019
  4. ^ Florida Highways: Volume 17, J.E. Robinson, 1951, p. 20
  5. ^ "Thomas Merchant Obituary (1916-2012)". Tallahassee Democrat. December 7, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2023.