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This is a historical list of members of the Florida House of Representatives from Brevard County, Florida from the formation of the county in 1855 until the creation of districts in 1967. Prior to the creation of Brevard County, the area was called St. Lucia County, and prior to that it was a part of Mosquito County. Prior to the creation of districts in 1967, state representatives were elected by county. Beginning in 1967, Brevard County was represented by the 71st, 72nd, 73rd, and 74th districts. Following redistricting in 1970, the county was represented by the 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th and 48th districts. Following redistricting in 1982, the county was represented by the 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 77th, and 78th districts. Following redistricting in 1992, the county was represented by the 29th, 30th, 31st, and 32nd districts. Following redistricting in 2002, the county was represented by the 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, and 80th districts.

List

Representative Party Years of Service Residence Notes
John Heermans [1] [2]

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1856, 1858, 1859 Susannah
Needham Yates [1] [2] [3] 1860, 1861
Henry Overstreet [1] [2] [3] 1862, 1863, 1865, 1866 Kissimmee
James F. P. Johnson [1] [2] [3] 1864
1867, 1868 Brevard not represented [2] [3]
Frank Smith [1] [2] [3] 1869, 1870 Fort Pierce
James Paine, Sr. [1] [2] [3] 1871, 1872 St. Lucie
Robert A. Hardee [1] [2] [3] Democratic 1873, 1874, 1897 Sebastian
Quinn Bass [1] [2] [3] 1875
Archibald C. Bass [1] [2] [3] 1877 Bassville
J. Quincy Stewart [1] [2] [3] 1879 Georgiana
Henry Parker [1] [2] [3] 1881, 1893, 1899 St. Lucie, Fort Drum
Francis Platt [1] [2] [3] 1883 Rockledge
William Jackson Brack [1] [2] [3] 1885
Riley Johnson [1] [2] [3] Democratic 1887 Kissimmee City
William Norwood [1] [2] [3] Democratic 1889 Titusville
H. T. Atkinson [1] [2] [3] 1891
W. R. Sanders [1] [2] [3] 1895 Courtney
K. B. Raulerson [1] [2] [3] Democratic 1901 Fort Pierce
Wade Jones [1] [2] [3] Democratic 1903, 1907 Titusville
Claud Olmstead [1] [2] [3] Democratic 1905 Fort Pierce
R. B. Stewart [1] [2] [3] Democratic 1909, 1911, 1912 Brantley
J. M. Sanders [1] [2] [3] Democratic 1913 Cocoa
John B. Rodes [1] [2] [3] Democratic 1915, 1917 Melbourne
Jesse Jackson Parrish [1] [2] [3] Democratic 1918, 1919, 1921, 1923, 1925 Titusville Served as Speaker Pro Tempore (1925)
William Jackson Creel [1] [2] [3] Democratic 1927 Eau Gallie
Clyde G. Trammell [1] [2] [3] Democratic 1929, 1931 Melbourne
Noah B. Butt [1] [2] [3] Democratic 1933, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941 Cocoa Served as Speaker Pro Tempore (1937)
Lemuel Curtis Crofton [1] [2] [3] Democratic 1943 Titusville
Roy Frank Roberts [1] [2] [3] Democratic 1945, 1947, 1949 Titusville
Hubert Griggs [1] [2] [3] Democratic 1949 Cocoa Resigned
O. L. Burton [1] [2] [3] Democratic 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956 Eau Gallie
William G. Akridge [1] [2] [3] Democratic 1951, 1953 Cocoa
A. Max Brewer [1] [2] [3] Democratic 1955, 1956 Titusville
Richard Muldrew [1] [2] [3] Republican 1957 Melbourne
James H. Pruitt [1] [2] [3] Democratic 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967 Eau Gallie
Jim Dressler [1] [2] [3] Democratic 1963 Cocoa
William H. Roundtree [1] [2] [3] Democratic 1965–1966 Cocoa
Palmer W. Collins [1] [2] Democratic 1966–1967 Indian Harbour Beach
Anthony Ninos [1] [2] Democratic 1966, 1967 Cocoa

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am People of Lawmaking in Florida
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an Members of the Florida House of Representatives by County
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al "Guides @ UF: Federal Documents at University of Florida: Home".