John Milton was an American politician who was the fifth governor of Florida. John Milton was the son of Homer Virgil Milton (1781 - 1822) and the grandson of Revolutionary War hero and former Georgia Secretary of State, John Milton (1756 - 1804). John was born near Louisville, Georgia. He married a Susan Cobb in Georgia about 1830, and they had 4 children. John and Susan lived in Georgia and later in Alabama.

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  • John Milton was an American politician who was the fifth governor of Florida. John Milton was the son of Homer Virgil Milton (1781 - 1822) and the grandson of Revolutionary War hero and former Georgia Secretary of State, John Milton (1756 - 1804). John was born near Louisville, Georgia. He married a Susan Cobb in Georgia about 1830, and they had 4 children. John and Susan lived in Georgia and later in Alabama. Susan Cobb Milton died in 1842; John later got re-married to a Caroline Howze from Alabama in 1844, and they had 10 children. John and Caroline lived in Alabama, in New Orleans, and eventually settled in northern Florida, in Marianna. One of his sons was Old West lawman Jeff Milton. One of John's grandsons, William Hall Milton (1864 - 1942), served as a United States Senator from Florida (1908 - 1909). During his career, John became a lawyer, practicing in a number of communities in Georgia and Alabama, before settling in New Orleans. He came to Florida in 1846, and quickly entered the Florida political scene. In 1848, he served as a presidential elector for the state, then in 1850 was elected to the Florida House of Representatives. As a strong supporter of states' rights, he was an early advocate for secession of Florida from the Union. He was a delegate to the 1860 Democratic National Convention from Florida and in the same year ran for the office of governor. A convention was called for to take up the issue of secession and on January 10, 1861, the measure passed. He took the oath of office on October 7, 1861. During the Civil War, Milton stressed the importance of Florida as a supplier of goods, rather than men, with Florida being a large provider of food and salt for the Confederate Army. As the war drew to a close, and the Confederacy close to defeat, Governor Milton left Tallahassee for this home, "Sylvania," in Marianna, Florida. In his final message to the state legislature, he said, "Death would be preferable to reunion. " On April 1, 1865, he committed suicide, in his home, by a gunshot to the head. The president of the Florida Senate, Abraham K. Allison, was sworn in as governor of Florida later that day. He is buried at Saint Luke's Episcopal Cemetery in Marianna.
  • John Milton war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1861 bis 1865 der 5. Gouverneur von Florida.
  • John Milton, född 20 april 1807 i Jefferson County, Georgia, död genom självmord 1 april 1865 nära Marianna, Florida, var en amerikansk politiker. Han var guvernör i Florida från 1861 fram till sin död, medan Florida var en av Amerikas konfedererade stater. Milton gifte sig 1830 med Susan Cobb. Paret fick fyra barn. Hustrun Susan avled 1842 och Milton gifte om sig två år senare med Caroline Howze. Paret fick tio barn. Milton flyttade 1846 till Florida och inledde sin politiska karriär. Han var elektor för Lewis Cass i presidentvalet i USA 1848. Han var 1850 ledamot av Florida House of Representatives, underhuset i delstatens lagstiftande församling. Milton vann guvernörsvalet i Florida 1860 som demokraternas kandidat. Han efterträdde följande år Madison S. Perry som guvernör. Amerikanska inbördeskriget hade brutit ut redan innan Milton tillträdde guvernörsämbetet. Milton stödde starkt den konfedererade saken. I hans sista budskap till Floridas lagstiftande församling ingick orden "Death would be preferable to reunion", att döden skulle vara att föredra framom återföreningen med nordstaterna. Guvernör Milton begick självmord genom att skjuta sig i huvudet. Miltons grav finns på St. Luke's Episcopal Cemetery i Marianna.
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  • John Milton was an American politician who was the fifth governor of Florida. John Milton was the son of Homer Virgil Milton (1781 - 1822) and the grandson of Revolutionary War hero and former Georgia Secretary of State, John Milton (1756 - 1804). John was born near Louisville, Georgia. He married a Susan Cobb in Georgia about 1830, and they had 4 children. John and Susan lived in Georgia and later in Alabama.
  • John Milton war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1861 bis 1865 der 5. Gouverneur von Florida.
  • John Milton, född 20 april 1807 i Jefferson County, Georgia, död genom självmord 1 april 1865 nära Marianna, Florida, var en amerikansk politiker. Han var guvernör i Florida från 1861 fram till sin död, medan Florida var en av Amerikas konfedererade stater. Milton gifte sig 1830 med Susan Cobb. Paret fick fyra barn. Hustrun Susan avled 1842 och Milton gifte om sig två år senare med Caroline Howze. Paret fick tio barn.
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