Spessard Holland
| Spessard Lindsey Holland | |
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United States Senator from Florida |
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In office September 25, 1946 – January 3, 1971 |
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| Preceded by | Charles O. Andrews |
| Succeeded by | Lawton Chiles |
| 28th Governor of Florida | |
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In office January 7, 1941 – January 2, 1945 |
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| Preceded by | Fred P. Cone |
| Succeeded by | Millard F. Caldwell |
| Member of the Florida Senate | |
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In office 1932–1940 |
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July 10, 1892 Bartow, Florida |
| Died | November 6, 1971 (aged 79) Bartow, Florida |
| Resting place |
Wildwood Cemetery Bartow, Florida |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Agnes Groover Holland |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater |
Emory College University of Florida |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Cross |
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| Allegiance |
 United States |
| Service/branch |
 United States ArmyUnited States Army Signal Corps Aviation Section |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Coast Artillery Corps 24th Flying Squadron |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Spessard Lindsey Holland (July 10, 1892 – November 6, 1971) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the 28th Governor of Florida from 1941 to 1945, and as a United States Senator from Florida from 1946 to 1971. A Democrat, he was a member of the conservative coalition in Congress.
Holland was born in Bartow, Florida, the son of Benjamin Franklin and Virginia Spessard Holland, a teacher. He attended public schools, entering the Summerlin Institute (now Bartow High School) in 1909. Holland graduated magna cum laude from Emory College (currently Emory University) in 1912, where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. Holland would go on to teach high school in Warrenton, Georgia for four years.
In 1916, Holland began attending law school at the University of Florida. There he taught in the "sub-freshman department" (high school) of the university. He also became the first elected student body president and a member of the debating society. During his time at Emory and UF, he participated in track and field, football, basketball, and baseball; on one occasion, he played so well as a pitcher in an exhibition game against the Philadelphia Athletics that Connie Mack (the grandfather of Connie Mack III, who would one day hold the Senate seat Holland once occupied) offered him a contract (he declined).
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