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Millard Fillmore Caldwell (February 6, 1897 – October 23, 1984) was an American politician, lawyer, and jurist. He was the 29th governor of Florida (1945–1949) and served in all three branches of government at various times in his life, including as a U.S. representative and Florida Supreme Court justice.
Former Justice Millard Caldwell was the 54th Justice on the Supreme Court. He served from 1962 to 1969. His family had owned plantations and farmed before and after the Civil War, and Caldwell and his family lived on five different plantations during his childhood.
Millard F. Caldwell was born at the rural home of his parents in Beverly, Tenn., on February 6, 1897. He came to Florida in 1924 to practice law and later served in the Florida House of Representatives and the U.S. House of Representatives. Caldwell won the governor's race in 1944.
Sep 20, 2023 · Millard Caldwell became Governor of Florida in 1945, a Florida Supreme Court Justice in 1962, and Chief Justice in 1967. He died in 1984 and Mrs. Caldwell in 1986. The Governor and Mrs. Caldwell are buried on the property in the Black-Harwood Plantations Cemetery.
Sep 22, 2020 · Millard Fillmore Caldwell (1897–1984) was once considered one of the greatest Floridians of his generation. Yet today he is known for his inability to adjust to the racial progress of the modern world.
Millard Fillmore Caldwell was an American politician, lawyer, and jurist. He was the 29th governor of Florida (1945–1949) and served in all three branches of government at various times in his life, including as a U.S. representative and Florida Supreme Court justice.
Millard F. Caldwell was born at the rural home of his parents in Beverly, Tenn., on February 6, 1897. He came to Florida in 1924 to practice law and later served in the Florida House of Representatives and the U.S. House of Representatives. Caldwell won the governor's race in 1944.
