A. C. Croom
Appearance
Alonzo Church Croom | |
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Comptroller of Florida | |
In office 1901–1912 | |
Preceded by | William H. Reynolds |
Succeeded by | William V. Knott |
Personal details | |
Born | Quincy, Florida | December 1, 1845
Died | February 7, 1912 Ocala, Florida | (aged 66)
Spouse |
Maria Bond (m.1870) |
Alonzo Church Croom(December 1, 1845 – February 7, 1912) was an American politician who served asComptroller of Floridafrom 1901 until 1912.[1][2]
His father, George Alexander Croom, owned the Casa de Laga Plantation in Tallahassee, and his mother was the daughter ofUniversity of GeorgiapresidentAlonzo Church[3]for whom he was named. He was born nearQuincy, Florida.[4]Hardy Bryan Croom was his older brother.[5]
He married Maria Bond on April 26, 1870. They had children.[6]
He died December 7, 1912, inOcala, Florida,and was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.[7]
References
[edit]- ^"A. C. Croom, Florida Comptroller".Florida Memory.Retrieved8 September2020.
- ^Whitfield, Theodore Marshall (September 8, 1948)."Whitfield, Bryan, Smith, and Related Families: Whitfield"– via Google Books.
- ^"The Florida Bar Journal".Florida Bar. September 8, 1963 – via Google Books.
- ^"Clipped From The Tampa Times".The Tampa Times.February 7, 1912. p. 1 – via newspapers.
- ^Rogers, William Warren; Clark, Erica R. (January 1, 2010).The Croom Family and Goodwood Plantation: Land, Litigation, and Southern Lives.University of Georgia Press.ISBN9780820334837– via Google Books.
- ^"Genealogy of the Cutts Family in America".J. Munsell's sons. September 8, 1892 – via Google Books.
- ^"A. C. Croom is Dead".News-Press.8 February 1912. p. 1.Retrieved26 September2020.