Lieutenant Governor

Introduction: The post of Lieutenant Governor has existed at two separate times in Florida history.  The post was first established under the Constitutions of 1865 and 1868 as an elective post, with its holder serving as presiding officer of the Senate, although only voting to break a tie.  The post was abolished under the 1885 Constitution with the last Lieutenant Governor serving out his term until 1889.

The post of Lieutenant Governor was revived under the 1968 Constitution (Article IV, Section 2) and continues to the present time.  The Lieutenant Governor is charged to perform those duties pertaining to the Office of the Governor as are assigned to him by the Governor unless otherwise provided by law, and any other duties as may be prescribed by law.

• William W. J. Kelly (December 20, 1865 - July 4, 1868)
• William H. Gleason (July 7, 1868 - January 24, 1870)
• Edmund C. Weeks (January 24, 1870 - January 3, 1871)
• Samuel T. Day (January 3, 1871 - January 7, 1873)
• Marcellus Stearns (January 7, 1873 - March 18, 1874)
• Noble Hull (January 2, 1877 - 1879)
• L. W. Bethel (1881 - 1885)
• Milton H. Mabry (1885 - 1889)
• Ray C. Osborne (January 7, 1969 - January 5, 1971)
• Tom Adams (January 5, 1971 - January 7, 1975)
• James Williams (January 7, 1975 - January 2, 1979)
• Wayne Mixson (January 2, 1979 - January 3, 1987)
• Robert Brantley (January 6, 1987 - January 8, 1991)
• Buddy MacKay (January 8, 1991 - December 13, 1998)
• Frank Brogan (January 5, 1999 - March 2, 2003)
• Toni Jennings (March 2, 2003 - January 2, 2007)
• Jeff Kottkamp ( January 2, 2007 - present)

 William W. J. Kelly (December 20, 1865 - July 4, 1868)

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to William W. J. Kelly.
  • Search Kelly, William W. J., 1814-1878 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 172 Florida. Office of the Adjutant General
  • S 1282 Mexican War muster rolls of Florida independent companies, 1847-1848

 William H. Gleason (July 7, 1868 - January 24, 1870)

[1829 - 1902]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to William H. Gleason.
  • Search Gleason, William Henry, 1829-1902 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 90000 Manuscripts
  • M98-9 William Gleason Letter, 1871
• RG 101 Territorial and State Governors (1820-1929 )
  • S 577 State governors' incoming correspondence, 1857-1888

Other repositories:

• Gleason Family Papers, 1869-1946, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History, University of Florida

Related Links:

• W. H. Gleason, Jupiter History Web, Town of Jupiter.

 

 Edmund C. Weeks (January 24, 1870 - January 3, 1871)

[1829 – 1907]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Edmund C. Weeks.
  • Search Weeks, Edmund C., 1829-1907 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 90000 Manuscripts
  • N74-22 Edmund Cottle Weeks Papers, 1854-1935

 Samuel T. Day (January 3, 1871 - January 7, 1873)

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 101 Territorial and State Governors (1820-1929 )
  • S 577 State governors' incoming correspondence, 1857-1888

 Marcellus Stearns (January 7, 1873 - March 18, 1874)

[1839-1891)

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Marcellus Stearns.
  • Search Stearns, Marcellus Lovejoy, 1839-1891 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 101 Territorial and State Governors (1820-1929 )
  • S 32 Territorial and State Governors letterbooks, 1836-1909
  • S 577 State governors' incoming correspondence, 1857-1888
• RG 690 State Board of Pardons
  • S 158Pardon, commutation, and remission decrees, 1869-1909

Published materials:

• Flory, Claude R. “Marcellus Stearns and John Wallace.” Apalachee (1963-1967).

Related Links:

• Marcellus Stearns, Florida Governors' Portraits, Museum of Florida History.

 

 Noble Hull (January 2, 1877 - 1879)

[1827 – 1907]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Noble Hull.
  • Search Hull, Noble Andrew, 1827-1907 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• No records at the archives

Related Links:

• Noble Hull, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

 

 L. W. Bethel (1881 - 1885)

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• No records at the archives

 

 Milton H. Mabry (1885 - 1889)

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• No records at the archives

 

 Ray C. Osborne (January 7, 1969 - January 5, 1971)

[1933 - ]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Ray C. Osborne.
  • Search Osborne, Ray C., 1933- in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 119 Lieutenant Governor
  • S 782 Ray C. Osborne subject files, 1969-1970
• RG 364 Division of Tourism
  • S 2124 Publicity photographs of the Governor, ca. 1967-1991

Related links:

• Ray C. Osborne, Osborne & Osborne, P.A.

 

 Tom Adams (January 5, 1971 - January 7, 1975)

[1917- 2006]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Tom Adams.
  • Search Adams, Tom, 1917-2006 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Portrait : http://fpc.dos.state.fl.us/political/pt00875.jpg

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 100 Office of the Governor
  • S 184 Cabinet meeting official records, 1966-2005
  • S 262 Inaugural committees records, 1961-1983
• RG 103 Governor (1971-1979 : Askew)
  • S 950 Governmental Assistant Joseph W. Landers correspondence, 1970-1973
• RG 119 Lieutenant Governor
  • S 961 Tom Adams speech files, 1971
• RG 150 Dept of State
  • S 106 P ress releases, 1961-1970
  • S 124 Correspondence, 1961-1970
  • S 137 Administrative files, 1962-1980
  • S 185 Secretary of State cabinet files, 1966-1988
  • S 233 Photographic files, 1961-1970
  • S 501 Subject files, 1961-1970
  • S 697 Press files, 1961-1970
  • S 983 State seal authorizations and correspondence, 1965-1985
  • S 1394 Cabinet meeting audio recordings, 1966-2002
• RG 151 Office of the Secretary of State
  • S 107 Speech files, 1963
• RG 154 Division of Archives, History, and Records Management 
  • S 1090 Public Records Screening Board Minutes, 1957-1968

Other repositories:

• Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida, 1887-1968 State Library of Florida, Tallahassee.

 

 James Williams (January 7, 1975 - January 2, 1979)

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to James Williams.
  • Search Williams, James Hunter, 1926- in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 119 Florida. Office of the Lieutenant Governor
  • S 115 Jim Williams subject files, 1975-1978
  • S 116 Jim Williams trip files, 1974-1978
• RG 364 Division of Tourism
  • S 2124 Publicity photographs of the Governor, ca. 1967-1991

Other repositories:

• Oral History, Florida Legislative Research and Museum, Tallahassee, Florida.

Related Links:

• Jim H. Williams, St. Johns River Water Management District.

 

 Wayne Mixson (January 2, 1979 - January 3, 1987)

(1922-)

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Wayne Mixson.
  • Search Mixson, Wayne (John Wayne), 1922- in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 100 Office of the Governor
  • S 184 Cabinet meeting official records, 1966-2005
• RG 107 Governor (1987 : Mixson)
  • S 1841 Gubernatorial records, 1986-1987
• RG 119 Lieutenant Governor
  • S 551 Wayne Mixson subject files, 1979-1986
  • S 895 Wayne Mixson trip files, 1978-1983
• RG 150 Dept of State
  • S 1394 Cabinet meeting audio recordings, 1966-2002
• RG 364 Division of Tourism
  • S 2124 Publicity photographs of the Governor, ca. 1967-1991
• RG 90000 Manuscripts
  • N2003-2 Re porters Lee Mainella and Bill Burke's master story video tapes, 1982-1991

Other repositories:

• Oral History, Florida Legislative Research and Museum, Tallahassee, Florida

Related Links:

• Wayne Mixson, Florida Governors' Portraits, Museum of Florida History.
• Wayne Mixson, the Florida Governor's Mansion.

 

 Robert Brantley (January 6, 1987 - January 8, 1991)

[1948 - ]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Robert Brantley.
  • Search Brantley, Bobby, 1948- in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 119 Florida. Office of the Lieutenant Governor
  • S 1322 Bobby Brantley administrative files, 1986-1990
• RG 364 Division of Tourism
  • S 2124 Publicity photographs of the Governor, ca. 1967-1991

Other repositories:

• Oral History, Florida Legislative Research and Museum, Tallahassee, Florida.

 

 Buddy MacKay (January 8, 1991 - December 13, 1998)

(1933-)

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Buddy MacKay.
  • Search MacKay, Buddy, 1933- in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 100 Office of the Governor
  • S 184 Cabinet meeting official records, 1966-2005
• RG 119 Office of the Lt. Governor
  • S 1487 Kenneth "Buddy" MacKay correspondence, 1990-1999
  • S 1457 Publicity photographs of the governor, 1991-1998
• RG 150 Dept of State
  • S 1394 Cabinet meeting audio recordings, 1966-2002
• RG 690 State Board of Pardons
• RG 90000 Manuscripts
  • M91-3 Congressional papers 1982-1988

Other repositories:

• Papers, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History, University of Florida
• Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, University of Florida
  • Interviews FP75 (PFD)
• *Oral History, Florida Legislative Research and Museum, Tallahassee, Florida

Related Links:

• Buddy MacKay, Florida Governors' Portraits, Museum of Florida History.
• Buddy MacKay, the Florida Governor's Mansion.
• Buddy MacKay, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

 

 Frank Brogan (January 5, 1999 - March 2, 2003)

[1953 - ]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Frank Brogan.
  • Search Brogan, Frank T., 1953- in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

As Lt. Governor

• RG 108 Governor (1999- : Bush)
  • S 2107 Policy communication and public information files, 1999-2006

As Commissioner of Education

• RG 402 Florida. Office of Commissioner of Education
  • S 2061 Commissioner of Education Frank Brogan correspondence files, 1996-1999

Related Links:

• Frank Brogan, Office of the President, Florida Atlantic University.

 

 Toni Jennings (March 2, 2003 - January 2, 2007)

[1949- ]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Toni Jennings.
  • Search Jennings, Toni in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 108 Governor (1999- : Bush)
  • S 2107 Policy communication and public information files, 1999-2006
• RG 119 Florida. Office of the Lieutenant Governor
  • S 2105 Toni Jennings subject files, 2003-2006

Other repositories:

• Oral History, Florida Legislative Research and Museum, Tallahassee, Florida.

Related Links:

• Toni Jennings, Florida Women’s Hall of Fame.

 

 Jeff Kottkamp ( January 2, 2007 - present)

[1960 - ]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Jeff Kottkamp.
  • Search Kottkamp, Jeff, 1960- in the Florida Photographic Collection.