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Napoleon B. Broward

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collection is the drainage of the Everglades and the development of South Florida lands. Additional topics include real estate, race relations, education, labor unions, liquor, taxes, transportation, waterways, railways, and Broward's campaigns for governor and the U.S. Senate. The collection comprises incoming and outgoing correspondence, speeches, news clippings, campaign material, photographs (including images of dredging operations), legislative material, and legal documents. There are a small number of articles, pamphlets, circulars, and other publications pertaining to the drainage of the Everglades, dredging equipment, forestry, sugar, and waterways. In addition to the incoming and outgoing correspondence, there are four bound letterbooks containing letters written by Broward in 1905-1909. Correspondents include numerous real estate developers, business leaders, representatives of state and federal agencies, and Florida politicians such as
760:, then considered useless swamp, as white settlers did not understand its ecology or relation to water table and habitat. Early in his term, Broward was attacked often and by many different people for his drainage program and for the land tax he instituted to pay for it. One newspaper noted, "The treasury will be drained before the Everglades." As drainage progressed, Broward began taking his fiercest opponents for "ocular displays" in the Glades, showing them the work that had been done and how it was progressing. John Beard, one of Broward's most effective opponents, was eventually convinced by one of these trips that the land was fertile and that drainage was working. Broward retaliated against Frank Stoneman, publisher of the predecessor of the 426: 146: 933:. Whites would not be allowed to live in the new nation, and blacks would not be allowed to return to live in the United States. "The white people have no time to make excuses for the shortcomings of the negro," he said. "And the negro has less inclination to work for one and be directed by one he considers exacting, to the extent that he must do a good day's work or pay for the bill of goods sold to him." 1450: 38: 748:
his railroad ties. Broward appealed to few urban voters and no business interests, while Davis could not win support among farmers or rural voters. On election day, Broward's rural voters gave him the primary victory by only 600 votes out of 45,000. The general election some weeks later was uneventful, and Broward was inaugurated on January 3, 1905.
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Broward tackled other problems, as well – he worked to emphasize education and upgrade the state universities. His appointees assessed them as not offering much beyond the high-school level. He also helped guide a reorganization bill through the legislature that closed some of the schools and set up
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under cover of darkness in secluded locations, hiding her behind larger ships as she left the St. Johns, and picking up Cubans and munitions from other ships at various points near the mouth of the river. Except when trying to evade capture, Broward never pretended not to be a filibusterer. He gained
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These remarks prompted a series of voices to call for removal of the statue of Broward from the Broward County Courthouse. County Mayor Barbara Sharief said she "would be open to discussion about renaming the county if it's what people want to do," although she said shortly afterward that "we're not
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Broward had long supported a primary election system to replace the state's convention system, which was controlled by a small clique headed by Flagler. A strong law was drawn up in the House, which Broward enthusiastically supported, but after the Senate weakened the bill substantially, he withdrew
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Broward married his captain's daughter (Georgiana Carolina "Carrie" Kemp) in January 1883. That spring, he applied for a license to pilot ships over the St. Johns Bar, a constantly shifting sandbar that stretched across the mouth of the St. Johns, sometimes above water and sometimes many feet below.
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In September, 2017, a Broward County lawyer, Bill Gelin, published an excerpt of a forgotten document that Broward wrote during his term and may have delivered as a speech. He called upon Congress "to purchase territory, either domestic or foreign, and provide means to purchase the property of the
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Davis and Broward easily moved ahead into the second primary, and the campaign grew fiercer, with Davis at one point saying, "Mr. Broward is a man of but little ability and no intellectual brilliance whatever!" Broward used Davis's congressional record to repeatedly attack his voting in support of
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Broward was never wealthy, and in fact, frequently found himself in debt for one reason or another. The liberal forces in the state did not have great financial backing, while the conservative forces controlled most of the money and most of the newspapers in the state, as well as the major cities.
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declared war on Spain. Several times Broward was nearly caught and destroyed by Spanish gunboats. Aware of Broward's identity, the Spanish ambassador to the United States demanded that the American be stopped and his ship impounded. U.S. authorities tried to catch him, but Broward eluded them by
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to the post. Milton pledged not to run for the seat in November, but Broward soon announced that he was a candidate, an arrangement that was much-criticized, but took to the stump against his opponents, among them were his old adversary John Beard, along with a former political ally, Jacksonville
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Broward introduced a bill to the legislature in 1905 directing the state to provide life insurance for its citizens, and setting up an Insurance Commission and a cabinet-level post to go along with the program. The legislature voted the bill down with little debate. Broward supported measures to
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The George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida, Gainesville, has a collection of Broward archival records, described as "The Broward Papers date from 1879 to 1918, but the bulk of the papers coincide with the gubernatorial term from 1905 to 1909. The major subject covered in the
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when elected.) The Antis continued to struggle for power and two years later, the split between the two camps became even more severe. The Antis the Straightouts accused each other of voter fraud, complaining to the secretary of state and the governor. Anti sympathizers held most of the state
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Broward established his reputation as a good pilot and captain. In January 1888, a major prison break disgraced the city's sheriff, who was subsequently removed from office. The county Democratic leadership convened and nominated Broward as the best man to become the new sheriff. The governor
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Broward accepted the Democratic nomination for the State House and was elected almost without opposition. In the House, Broward supported many progressive initiatives, including a state dispensary bill and a law allowing insanity as grounds for divorce (at the request of powerful developer
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The main aspect of his legacy was the draining of the Everglades, now recognized as perhaps the biggest environmental folly in American history. Broward's supporters however believe these efforts were integral to establishing the Florida citrus industry as an international powerhouse.
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The second primary campaign proved scarcely more interesting, though Broward took to the stump, traveling throughout the state. After an exciting election-eve rally at which Broward's supporters got so carried away that Taliaferro left in disgust, Broward pulled out a victory.
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The 1908 election results were not all bad for Broward. Fletcher as senator was still a mild progressive and maintained his long friendship with Broward. Gilchrist proved to be much more liberal in the role of governor and became an avid supporter of draining the Everglades.
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Broward was not naΓ―ve when it came to politics. As a Straightout and a supporter of the "common man," Broward naturally opposed Flagler's control of the party nominating system in the state. It tended to produce Democratic candidates from the Anti faction. As Florida had
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most blacks and was essentially a one-party state, Anti control of the party nominating system effectively meant Anti control of the state government. Broward was smart enough to sponsor Flagler's requested divorce bill, but still wanted to wrest power from the big man.
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Broward soon took an active part in city politics. In the early 1890s, the Democratic Party in Florida was undergoing some internal strife. Two factions developed in Jacksonville that eventually became the major statewide camps, the Antis and the
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Broward gained national prominence through this massive program. As his administration progressed, Broward became more involved with legislators and officials in Washington, gaining federal funds for the drainage project. Eventually, he brought
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After gaining experience in the north as a ship's mate, in 1878 Broward returned to Jacksonville and took a job working tugboats on the St. Johns River. He became acquainted with many of the captains and shipping operations.
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notoriety around the state for his daring deeds. However, Broward did take precautions against having his cargo intercepted by the Spanish, such as concealing arms and munitions inside shipments of groceries to the island.
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While working on the ship, he met the young daughter of a fellow boat captain, Annie Isabell Douglass, a frequent passenger and the two were married in 1887. The couple ended up having eight daughters and one son:
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Broward seemed destined for a life of comfort until his wife died a day after giving birth to his son in late October 1883. The son, also named Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, would only live for six weeks.
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and show them their top ends were meant to be used for something better than hatracks. I'm going to make 'em sit up and think. They won't mind mistakes in grammar if they find I'm talking horse sense."
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In 1896, the Straightouts offered to nominate Broward for sheriff, but he was busy with his filibustering operation and declined. In 1900, the war ended and his filibustering days were over.
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telegraphed from his home, that he wanted a Midwesterner, rather than a Southerner. Although the crowd at the convention continued to back Broward, Bryan was able to name his own candidate.
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Broward and Stockton both lost. Newspapers statewide loudly proclaimed the end of the Broward era, and the Everglades drainage project seemed doomed, but Broward was not through. The
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wrote, "If Mr. Bryan has given any symptoms of being worthy of this distinction then we are utterly at a loss to know it; it must be a weighty secret hidden in the governor's brain."
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Broward's parents both died when he was still quite young. Broward, along with his brother, tended the family farm for a few years before moving into the city with their uncle.
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a commission to determine where the remaining schools should be located. A fight ensued about where to locate the major state university, which at the time was in
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Exhausted by the campaign, Broward retired with his family to his home on Fort George Island near Jacksonville. Late in September, Broward fell ill with
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Called "An arms smuggler as well as a racist," in 1907 Broward proposed that every black person be physically evicted from the state." According to the
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down to the Glades for a trip through the drainage areas. Roosevelt was an avid supporter of drainage and became an important advocate for the program.
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appointed him to the post on February 27. In less than a month, Broward gained statewide notoriety for breaking up gambling operations in the city.
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as the new site for the flagship state university. Residents in both cities complained that the commission members had been bought off.
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Barszewski, Larry; Olmeda, Rafael (October 10, 2017). "'Racist' statue of Broward County's namesake to be removed from courthouse".
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negroes at a reasonable price and to transport them to the territory purchased by the United States," similar to the goals of the
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Proctor, S. (1947). Napoleon B. Broward: The Years to the Governorship. The Florida Historical Quarterly, 26(2), 117–134.
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In the election of 1892, the Straightouts, under Broward's leadership, swept the city offices: Broward's close friends,
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and agrarians. Broward joined the Straightout camp. In this period, Populists, sometimes in biracial alliances with
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offices, and the Antis won out. Broward was replaced by a new appointee when the Antis regained power in the city.
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spoke very favorably of him, concluding that he was an excellent choice for the position. Presidential nominee
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during the summer. In 1876, having graduated high school, Broward became a ship's mate and traveled to
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Barzewski, Larry (October 19, 2017). "Family says there's more to Gov. Broward than just one speech".
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Broward's friend John Stockton advanced to the second primary in the governor's race, against General
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Broward did not run for the House again in 1902 because he was busy with a salvage operation in the
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Napoleon Bonaparte Broward collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.
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create a state textbook commission, reform the state hospital system, regulate the accounting
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The statue was removed during the night of October 18–19, 2017, and placed in storage.
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Broward first worked on the river with this uncle, Joe Parsons, doing odd jobs on his
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who opposed the drainage, by refusing to certify his election as circuit judge.
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In 1895, Broward, his brother, and an associate began building a new steamboat,
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By 1885, he was back on the St. Johns, piloting his father-in-law's steamboat
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considering that at this time" and "I don't even want to go down that road."
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Broward began campaigning immediately. His strongest opponent was
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shipped out of Jacksonville on her maiden voyage, bound for Cuba.
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His childhood was spent on a series of family farms along the
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Piloting ships over the treacherous bar was quite lucrative.
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drainage, a program first examined by the sitting governor,
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and died in March, shocking the state. Broward appointed
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Finding Florida. The True History of the Sunshine State
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The most important law he supported was the 1405: 8: 1804:People of the American colonization movement 1161:Marjory Stoneman Douglas: Voice of the River 983:is named for his wife Annie Isabell Broward. 560:Florida Douglass Broward Segrest (1904–1988) 822:In February 1908, Senator Bryan contracted 756:Broward's biggest push as governor was for 1412: 1398: 1390: 1315: 1292:Governor Broward's official state portrait 1159:Douglas, Marjory; Rothchild, John (1987). 566:Napoleon Bonaparte Broward III (1910–1989) 223:January 3, 1905 β€“ January 5, 1909 144: 133: 554:Ella Jeanette Broward Shevlin (1899–1961) 542:Annie Dorcas Broward Starrett (1889–1923) 122:Learn how and when to remove this message 1086: 1084: 962:More than 30 roads in Florida, notably, 636:. Broward agreed, and in January 1896, 551:Elsie Hortense Broward Dumas (1896–1948) 1021: 736:The greatest issue in the campaign was 557:Agnes Carolyn Broward Craig (1901–1995) 476:. 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United States Senator
Florida
James Taliaferro
Nathan P. Bryan
Governor of Florida
William S. Jennings
Albert W. Gilchrist
Florida House of Representatives
Sheriff
Duval County, Florida
Duval County, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Democratic

19th governor
U.S. state
Florida

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