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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Dannitte H. Mays |
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Monticello, Florida , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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April 28, 1852
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| Died | May 09, 1930
(78 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | MAYS, Dannite Hill, a Representative from Florida; born near Madison, Madison County, Fla., April 28, 1852; attended the county schools, the public schools of Savannah, Ga., and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.; moved to Monticello, Fla., and engaged in agricultural pursuits; delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888; member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897; unsuccessful candidate for Governor in 1900 and 1904; elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-first and Sixty-second Congresses (March 4, 1909-March 3, 1913); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1912; returned to Monticello, Fla., and resumed agricultural pursuits; died in Monticello, Fla., May 9, 1930; interment in Roseland Cemetery.
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