Park Trammell

Park Trammell
United States Senator from Florida
In office March 4, 1917 – May 8, 1936
Preceded by	Nathan P. Bryan
Succeeded by	Scott M. Loftin
21st Governor of Florida
In office January 7, 1913 – January 2, 1917
Preceded by	Albert W. Gilchrist
Succeeded by	Sidney J. Catts
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs
In office March 4, 1933 – May 8, 1936
Preceded by	Frederick Hale
Succeeded by	David I. Walsh
Attorney General of Florida
In office 1909–1913
Preceded by	W.H. Ellis
Succeeded by	Thomas F. West
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
In office 1902
Member of the Florida State Senate
In office 1904–1908
Personal details
Born	April 9, 1876 Macon County, Alabama
Died	May 8, 1936 (aged 60) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Virginia Darby Trammell Louise Mesmer[1]
Alma mater	Vanderbilt University Cumberland University
Military service
Service/branch	United States Army
Unit	Quartermaster Corps
Battles/wars	Spanish–American War

Park Monroe Trammell (April 9, 1876 – May 8, 1936), an American politician of the Democratic Party, was the 21st Governor of Florida and represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1917 until 1936.

Born in Macon County, Alabama, his family relocated to Polk County, Florida, where he received all of his primary education. He attended college at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. During the Spanish–American War he served in the quartermasters service in Tampa, Florida. After the war, he returned to Polk County, settling in Lakeland, Florida, and practiced law while becoming a citrus grower and newspaper owner and editor. He was married to Virginia Darby Trammell.

He held several elected offices in his life. He was mayor of Lakeland, Florida, from 1899 to 1903, member of the Florida House of Representatives in 1902, state Senator from 1904 to 1908 (serving as Senate president in 1905), Florida Attorney General from 1909 to 1913, and after his term as governor of Florida (January 7, 1913 to January 2, 1917), a United States Senator from March 4, 1917 until his death on May 8, 1936 in Washington, D.C. He is buried in Roselawn Cemetery in Lakeland, Florida.

See also

• Vinson–Trammell Act

References

1. "Florida Governor Park Trammell". National Governors Association.

External links

• Official Governor's portrait and biography from the State of Florida
• United States Congress. "TRAMMELL, Park (id: T000353)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.