A. C. Croom
Alonzo Church Croom | |
|---|---|
.jpg) | |
| Comptroller of Florida | |
| In office 1901–1912 | |
| Preceded by | William H. Reynolds |
| Succeeded by | William V. Knott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1, 1845 |
| Died | February 7, 1912 (aged 66) |
| Spouse |
Maria Bond (m. 1870) |
| Relatives | Alonzo Church (grandfather) |
Alonzo Church Croom (December 1, 1845 – December 7, 1912) was an American politician who served as Comptroller of Florida from 1901 until 1912.[1][2]
His father, George Alexander Croom, owned the Casa de Laga Plantation in Tallahassee, and his mother was the daughter of University of Georgia president Alonzo Church[3] for whom he was named. He was born near Quincy, Florida.[4] Hardy Bryan Croom was his older brother.[5]
He married Maria Bond on April 26, 1870.[6] They had a daughter and son.[7]
He died December 7, 1912, in Ocala, Florida.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "A. C. Croom, Florida Comptroller". Florida Memory. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ↑ Whitfield, Theodore Marshall (September 8, 1948). "Whitfield, Bryan, Smith, and Related Families: Whitfield" – via Google Books.
- ↑ "The Florida Bar Journal". Florida Bar. September 8, 1963 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Clipped From The Tampa Times". The Tampa Times. February 7, 1912. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ Rogers, William Warren; Clark, Erica R. (January 1, 2010). The Croom Family and Goodwood Plantation: Land, Litigation, and Southern Lives. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 9780820334837 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Genealogy of the Cutts Family in America". J. Munsell's sons. September 8, 1892 – via Google Books.
- 1 2 "A. C. Croom is Dead". News-Press. February 8, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
External links
[edit]
  | This article about a Florida politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |
