HAYDON BURNS was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 17, 1912, although his family home was in Louisville, Kentucky, where he spent his early years. He moved with his family…

CLAUDE ROY KIRK JR. was born in San Bernardino, California, on January 7, 1926. He received a LL.B. from University of Alabama in 1949. Kirk served as Second Lieutenant in…

REUBIN O'DONOVAN ASKEW was born September 11, 1928 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. After graduating from high school he served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper, 1946-47. He entered Florida State…

DANIEL ROBERT (BOB) GRAHAM was born in Coral Gables, Florida. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Florida, and a law degree from Harvard University. Graham was elected…

ROBERT "BOB" MARTINEZ was born in Tampa, Florida. He attended the University of Tampa, graduating in 1957 with a bachelor's degree in education. He continued his studies at the University…

LAWTON CHILES was born in Lakeland, Florida. He attended the University of Florida, earning a bachelor's degree in 1952 and a law degree in 1955. He also served in the…

KENNETH H. (Buddy) MACKAY, JR., the forty-second governor of Florida, was born in Ocala, Florida on March 22, 1933.  His education was attained at Ocala High School, and at the…

JEB BUSH was born in Midland, Texas. After arriving in Florida, he helped start a real estate development company that today is one of the largest, full-service commercial real estate…

Charlie Crist was born in 1956 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, but his family soon settled in St. Petersburg. He played football at Wake Forest University before transferring and receiving his undergraduate…

Rick Scott was sworn in as governor of Florida on January 4, 2011, and was sworn in for his second term on January 6, 2015. Scott has made a name…