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Sidney Johnston Catts (July 31, 1863 – March 9, 1936) was an American politician, businessman, and anti-Catholic activist. He served as the 22nd governor of Florida from 1917 to 1921 as a member of the Prohibition Party, despite being a Democrat for most of his career.
Jan 7, 2019 · Learn about the life and achievements of Sidney Johnston Catts, who served as Florida's governor from 1917 to 1921 as a Prohibition candidate. Find out how he reformed labor, tax, and prison laws, and supported women's suffrage and education.
Sidney Johnston Catts. (1862–1936) Twenty-second governor. January 2, 1917 to January 4, 1921. Sidney Catts was born near Pleasant Hill, Ala., on July 31, 1863. He was ordained a Baptist minister in 1886 and served pulpits in Alabama until 1904, when he moved to Florida. In 1916, Catts was elected governor as the nominee of the Prohibition Party.
Oct 10, 2014 · Huzzahs shook the Capitol on Jan. 2, 1917, as Sidney Johnston Catts took the oath of office. The iconoclast was now an insider.
Sep 1, 2023 · Sidney Johnston Catts was an American politician and anti-Catholic spokesman. He was the 22nd Governor of Florida. Catts was born in Pleasant Hill, Alabama and he earned a law degree from Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University in 1882.
Sidney Johnston Catts (July 31, 1863 – March 9, 1936) was an American politician, businessman, and anti-Catholic activist. He served as the 22nd governor of Florida from 1917 to 1921 as a member of the Prohibition Party, despite being a Democrat for most of his career.
Sidney Johnston Catts (July 31, 1863 – March 9, 1936) was the 22nd Governor of Florida, serving from 1917 to 1921. He was a member of the Prohibition Party.
