William D. Bloxham
| William Dunnington Bloxham | |
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| 17th Governor of Florida | |
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In office January 5, 1897 – January 8, 1901 |
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| Preceded by | Henry L. Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | William Sherman Jennings |
| 13th Governor of Florida | |
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In office January 4, 1881 – January 7, 1885 |
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| Lieutenant | Livingston W. Bethel |
| Preceded by | George F. Drew |
| Succeeded by | Edward A. Perry |
| Comptroller of Florida | |
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In office May 1, 1890 – January 3, 1897 |
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| Preceded by | William D. Barnes |
| Succeeded by | William H. Reynolds |
| Secretary of State of Florida | |
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In office 1877–1880 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel B. Mclin |
| Succeeded by | Frederick W. A. Rankin, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 9, 1835 Leon County, Florida |
| Died | March 15, 1911 (aged 75) Tallahassee, Florida |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary C. Davis Bloxham |
| Alma mater | College of William and Mary |
William Dunnington Bloxham (July 9, 1835 – March 15, 1911) was an American politician. He served as the 13th and 17th Governor of Florida in two non-consecutive terms. Prior to his first term as governor, he served in the Florida House of Representatives.
In between his terms as governor, he served as state Comptroller under Governor Francis P. Fleming. Bloxham was only the second governor of Florida to be born in the state.
Bloxham was born on a plantation in Leon County, Florida, the son of William and Martha (Williams) Bloxham. His great-grandfather had migrated from England to manage George Washington's plantation and his grandfather endured adversity due to the War of 1812. His father was from Alexandria, Virginia and moved to Leon County to run a plantation in 1825, becoming one of few white settlers in a Native American-dominated area. The elder William served in the Seminole Wars. Martha Bloxham was born in Twiggs County, Georgia and moved to Florida as a child.
The younger Bloxham went to county school in Florida before being sent to preparatory school in Virginia at age 13. For the next seven years, he attended Virginia schools including Rappahannock Academy where his teachers included eventual U.S. Senator William Mahone. Bloxham graduated from The College of William & Mary in 1855 and acquired a law degree from the college. He was admitted to the Florida Bar but, when his health declined, he travelled to Europe and chose the more active life of a planter when he returned. In November 1856, he and Mary C. Davis travelled to her home city of Lynchburg, Virginia to be married.
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