Lawton Chiles


 
 

Lawton Mainor Chiles, Jr. (April 3, 1930 – December 12, 1998) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. In a career spanning four decades, Chiles, a Democrat who never lost an election, served in the Florida House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, and as forty-first governor of Florida from 1991 until his death in office in the last month of his term. He was the first Democratic governor in state history to have a Republican-controlled legislature.

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1930: 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday....

December 12: December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 19 days remaining....

1998: 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean....


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Introduction
Early life
Politics
The 1003 mile walk
The Senate
Governor of Florida
Legacy
Quotations
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