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William Sherman Jennings (March 24, 1863 – February 27, 1920) was an American politician who served as the 18th governor of Florida after being a lawyer, county judge, and state representative.
William Sherman Jennings. (1863–1920) Eighteenth governor. January 8, 1901 to January 3, 1905. Oil over photograph, Claribel Jett, ca. 1960. W. S. Jennings was born near Walnut Hill, Ill., on March 24, 1863. He came to Florida in 1885 to complete his legal studies and began practice at Brooksville.
WILLIAM SHERMAN JENNINGS, Florida’s 18th Governor, was born near Walnut Hill, Illinois, on March 24, 1863. He was educated in the public school system in Marion County, Illinois; graduated from Normal University in 1883; and attended the Union College of Law in Chicago.
William Sherman Jennings (March 24, 1863 – February 27, 1920) was an American politician who served as the 18th governor of Florida after being a lawyer, county judge, and state representative.
Aug 29, 2018 · Elected as a moderate progressive in 1900, Jennings was a hardworking, ambitious governor who focused on balancing Florida’s budget and creating plans for the drainage of the Everglades that his successor, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, would ultimately undertake.
Mar 2, 2024 · At age 18 she married an ambitious judge, William Sherman Jennings, a friend of her father’s. It was a perfect melding of personalities and politics. “May and Sherman Jennings were well suited to each other, a partnership sealed, figuratively and literally, in the halls of government,” writes biographer Linda Vance.
William Sherman Jennings. (1863–1920) Eighteenth governor. January 8, 1901 to January 3, 1905. W. S. Jennings was born near Walnut Hill, Ill., on March 24, 1863. He came to Florida in 1885 to complete his legal studies and began practice at Brooksville.
