people from florida
Benjamin D. Wright
1799 births | 1874 deaths | florida supreme court justices | journalists | lawyers | people from florida | people from pennsylvaniaBenjamin D. Wright was a Florida Lawyer, journalist, and Whig politician who served in Territorial Legislature, the State Senate, and as a Florida Supreme Court justice in 1853, succeeding Walker Anderson. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on January 23, 1799, the son of William and Sarah Ann Wright. He married Josephine De La Rua on February 23, 1826. He owned the Pensacola Gazette from 1834 to 1839 and edited the paper till 1846. He died on April 28, 1874.
Wright was admitted to the Luzerne County, Pennsylvania bar on April 7, 1820. When he was twenty-four, he moved to the Pensacola area. He became friends with and went to work for Richard K. Call, a protégé of Andrew Jackson. In April of 1824 he was appointed to the territorial council. In May, the president appointed him United States Attorney for Middle Florida, and then for West Florida in February of 1826.
Alex Ruoff
1986 births | american basketball players | living people | people from florida | west virginia mountaineers men's basketball players | west virginia university alumni Alex Ruoff (born August 26, 1986 in Spring Hill, Florida) is the current starting forward for the West Virginia University Mountaineers basketball squad.
Early Life
Alex Ruoff attended Central High in Florida, where he lettered in basketball. As a senior, Ruoff averaged 30 points and 12 rebounds before injuring his leg in December. Among other accolades, Ruoff earned all-state honors, county player of the year, and was nominated as a McDonald's All-American. He holds school records for assists, blocks, and steals.Charles Sharon
1983 births | american football wide receivers | bowling green falcons football players | jacksonville jaguars players | living people | people from florida | undrafted national football league players Charles Dunbar Sharon (born April 4, 1983 in Palatka, Florida) is an American football wide receiver who is a practice squad player for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at the Bowling Green.
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Jonah Blechman
1975 births | american film actors | american television actors | living people | people from florida Jonah Ethan Blechman (born February 08 1975, San Mateo County, California, U.S. is an American actor.
Johan Ethan Blechman studied ballet under Mikhail Baryshnikov
Derrick Graham
1967 births | american football offensive tackles | appalachian state mountaineers football players | carolina panthers players | kansas city chiefs players | living people | oakland raiders players | people from florida | seattle seahawks players Birthplace=USA Groveland, FL DateOfDeath= College= Appalachian State Position=Offensive tackle DraftedYear=1990 DraftedRound=5 / Pick 124 years=1990-1994
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