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/></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">10th <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Florida" title="Lieutenant Governor of Florida">Lieutenant Governor of Florida</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 5, 1971 – January 7, 1975</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Governor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Reubin_O%27Donovan_Askew" class="mw-redirect" title="Reubin O'Donovan Askew">Reubin O'Donovan Askew</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ray_C._Osborn" class="mw-redirect" title="Ray C. Osborn">Ray C. Osborn</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Williams_(Florida)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jim Williams (Florida)">Jim Williams</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">15th <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Florida" title="Secretary of State of Florida">Secretary of State of Florida</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 5, 1961 – January 5, 1971</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Governor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/C._Farris_Bryant" title="C. Farris Bryant">C. Farris Bryant</a><br /><a href="/wiki/W._Haydon_Burns" title="W. Haydon Burns">W. Haydon Burns</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Claude_R._Kirk_Jr." title="Claude R. Kirk Jr.">Claude R. Kirk Jr.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Andrew_Gray" title="Robert Andrew Gray">Robert Andrew Gray</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Stone_(politician)" title="Richard Stone (politician)">Richard B. Stone</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Senate" title="Florida Senate">Florida Senate</a><br /> from the 29th district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />November 6, 1956 – November 8, 1960</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Edwin_G._Fraser" title="Edwin G. Fraser">Edwin G. Fraser</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Edwin G. Fraser</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1917-03-11</span>)</span>March 11, 1917<br /><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville" class="mw-redirect" title="Jacksonville">Jacksonville</a>, Florida, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">May 22, 2006<span style="display:none">(2006-05-22)</span> (aged 89)<br /><a href="/wiki/Live_Oak,_Florida" title="Live Oak, Florida">Live Oak, Florida</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Helen Brown</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1939)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Michigan" title="University of Michigan">University of Michigan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Profession</th><td class="infobox-data">Real estate and insurance business</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Thomas Burton Adams Jr.</b> (March 11, 1917 – May 22, 2006) was an American <a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_United_States" title="Politics of the United States">politician</a> from the U.S. state of Florida. A <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a>, he served in the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Senate" title="Florida Senate">Florida Senate</a> (1956–1960), as <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Florida" title="Secretary of State of Florida">Secretary of State of Florida</a> (1961–1971), and as the <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Florida" title="Lieutenant Governor of Florida">tenth Lieutenant Governor of Florida</a> (1971–1975). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_career">Early life and career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Burton_Adams_Jr.&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Adams was born in <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, Florida</a> to Thomas Burton Adams Sr. and the former Carolyn Hamilton. He attended the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Michigan" title="University of Michigan">University of Michigan</a>. Adams married Helen Brown on July 30, 1939, and had a career as a real estate developer and an insurance businessman. Adams married Frances Sue Brewer in September 1973. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Burton_Adams_Jr.&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Adams began his political career when he was elected to the Florida State Senate in 1956 from the 29th district, encompassing <a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Florida" title="Clay County, Florida">Clay</a> and <a href="/wiki/Baker_County,_Florida" title="Baker County, Florida">Baker Counties.</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He served one term before being elected secretary of state in 1960, a position to which he was reelected in 1964 and 1966. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lieutenant_governor">Lieutenant governor</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Burton_Adams_Jr.&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Lieutenant governor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt._Governor_Tom_Adams.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Lt._Governor_Tom_Adams.jpg/165px-Lt._Governor_Tom_Adams.jpg" decoding="async" width="165" height="206" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Lt._Governor_Tom_Adams.jpg/248px-Lt._Governor_Tom_Adams.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Lt._Governor_Tom_Adams.jpg/330px-Lt._Governor_Tom_Adams.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="748" /></a><figcaption>Adams as <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Florida" title="Lieutenant Governor of Florida">Lieutenant Governor</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In 1970, Democratic gubernatorial nominee <a href="/wiki/Reubin_Askew" title="Reubin Askew">Reubin Askew</a> selected Adams as his <a href="/wiki/Running_mate" title="Running mate">running mate</a>. Askew and Adams defeated incumbent <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republicans</a> Governor <a href="/wiki/Claude_R._Kirk_Jr." title="Claude R. Kirk Jr.">Claude Roy Kirk</a> and Lieutenant Governor <a href="/wiki/Ray_C._Osborne" title="Ray C. Osborne">Ray C. Osborne</a>. Adams was the second lieutenant governor following the position's reinstatement after over 80 years. He was the first Democrat to hold the position under the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Florida" title="Constitution of Florida">1968 Constitution</a>. </p><p>Though Adams was relied upon in the 1970 gubernatorial race as a seasoned Florida political veteran, he quickly became a liability over the course of his term. Askew, acting on the recommendation of political adviser Michael G. Kimber, appointed him state Secretary of Commerce, but Adams ran into ethical problems in 1973 when it was discovered that, in debt, he was leasing a 1,000-acre (4.0 km<sup>2</sup>) farm in <a href="/wiki/Quincy,_Florida" title="Quincy, Florida">Quincy, Florida</a>, and was using a department employee to manage it on government time. He was forced to repay $1,736 to the state and was <a href="/wiki/Censure" title="Censure">censured</a> by a legislative committee in lieu of impeachment. The scandal was the primary reason he was dropped from the 1974 ticket in favor of <a href="/wiki/Jim_Williams_(Florida)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jim Williams (Florida)">Jim Williams</a>, who succeeded Adams as lieutenant governor after the Askew-Williams ticket's successful election.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_life">Later life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Burton_Adams_Jr.&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Later life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Adams became the <a href="/wiki/NASCAR_National_Commissioner" title="NASCAR National Commissioner">NASCAR National Commissioner</a> in 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-tallahassee_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tallahassee-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Adams briefly tried to make a political comeback in 1984 when he ran in a special election for a state senate seat, but he was trounced by Republican Tim Deratany by a margin of more than 2–1.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Adams, a <a href="/wiki/Baptist" class="mw-redirect" title="Baptist">Baptist</a>, was a member of <a href="/wiki/Newcomen_Society_of_the_United_States" title="Newcomen Society of the United States">Newcomen Society</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rotary_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Rotary Club">Rotary Club</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alpha_Kappa_Psi" title="Alpha Kappa Psi">Alpha Kappa Psi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Phi_Delta_Theta" title="Phi Delta Theta">Phi Delta Theta</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Death">Death</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Burton_Adams_Jr.&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Adams was killed in a crash on <a href="/wiki/Interstate_10_in_Florida" title="Interstate 10 in Florida">Interstate 10</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Suwannee_County,_Florida" title="Suwannee County, Florida">Suwannee County</a>-<a href="/wiki/Columbia_County,_Florida" title="Columbia County, Florida">Columbia County</a> border at about 2:50 pm on May 22, 2006. His 18-year-old son Thomas Burton Adams III was also in the 2004 <a href="/wiki/Ford_Explorer_Sport_Trac" title="Ford Explorer Sport Trac">Ford Explorer Sport Trac</a> that Adams was driving at the time of the crash and was seriously injured. The accident occurred about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Live Oak, the Suwannee <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seat</a>. Adams did not have on his <a href="/wiki/Seat_belt" title="Seat belt">seat belt</a> when the crash occurred. Governor <a href="/wiki/Jeb_Bush" title="Jeb Bush">Jeb Bush</a> ordered that all government buildings be flown at <a href="/wiki/Half-staff" class="mw-redirect" title="Half-staff">half-staff</a> in Adams' honor. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Burton_Adams_Jr.&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archive.flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/View_Page.pl?Tab=info_center&Submenu=8&Mode=Information%20Center&File=index.cfm&Directory=Info_Center/Archive/historical&Location=app">"Historical Senate Journals & Rules"</a>. <i>Florida Senate Archive</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 19,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Florida+Senate+Archive&rft.atitle=Historical+Senate+Journals+%26+Rules&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Farchive.flsenate.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2FView_Page.pl%3FTab%3Dinfo_center%26Submenu%3D8%26Mode%3DInformation%2520Center%26File%3Dindex.cfm%26Directory%3DInfo_Center%2FArchive%2Fhistorical%26Location%3Dapp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThomas+Burton+Adams+Jr." class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=61649">Our Campaigns.com.-Thomas Burton Adams</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-tallahassee-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-tallahassee_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67914292/adams-at-wheel-for-400s-pace-20-jun/">"Adams at Wheel for 400's Pace"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Tallahassee_Democrat" title="Tallahassee Democrat">Tallahassee Democrat</a></i>. 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Gov. Tom Adams</a></li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FFBF00;">Party political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Andrew_Gray" title="Robert Andrew Gray">Robert Andrew Gray</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> nominee for <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Florida" title="Secretary of State of Florida">Secretary of State of Florida</a> </b><br />1960, 1964, 1966 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Stone_(politician)" title="Richard Stone (politician)">Richard Stone</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b>First</b> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> nominee for <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Florida" title="Lieutenant Governor of Florida">Lieutenant Governor of Florida</a> </b><br /><a href="/wiki/1970_Florida_gubernatorial_election" title="1970 Florida gubernatorial election">1970</a> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Williams_(politician)" title="Jim Williams (politician)">Jim Williams</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ccccff;">Political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Andrew_Gray" title="Robert Andrew Gray">Robert Andrew Gray</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Florida" title="Secretary of State of Florida">Secretary of State of Florida</a> </b><br />1961–1971 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Bernard_Stone" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Bernard Stone">Richard Bernard Stone</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Ray_C._Osborne" title="Ray C. Osborne">Ray C. Osborne</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Florida" title="Lieutenant Governor of Florida">Lieutenant Governor of Florida</a> </b><br />1971–1975 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Williams_(Florida)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jim Williams (Florida)">J. H. 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