Fuller Warren

Fuller Warren (1905-1973) was Florida's 30th governor. He wasborn in Blountstown, Florida but moved to Jacksonville after graduating from the University of Florida. There is a bridge in Jacksonville named after him, The Fuller Warren Bridge.

Prior to moving to Jacksonville, while still a student the University of Florida, Fuller Warren was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1927, at the young age of 21. When he moved to Jacksonville after graduating, he began practicing law, and served on the city council from 1931 until 1937 and returned to the Florida House in 1939. He was a gunnery officer in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Fuller Warren won his campaign to become the Governor of Florida, and began his term on January 4, 1949. During his term, he set the foundations for the state's turnpike system, began the Florida reforestation program, quality control programs on Florida's citrus crops were instituted and new laws were established that made it illegal to let cattle to wander freely. After he left office on January 6, 1953 he moved to Miami, Florida and practiced law. He ran for governor again in 1956, but lost the election to LeRoy Collins. Fuller Warren died in Miami in 1973.