10 Jacksonville Men Who Ran Florida

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With election day finally arriving, here's a list of Florida's governors that were either born or lived in Jacksonville, in chronological order.



2. Ossian B. Hart


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In Office: 1873-1874

Ossian Hart was the son of Jacksonville's founder Isaiah Hart and tenth Governor of Florida. During his term, Hart openly opposed secession from the United State.


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