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Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr.

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Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr.

Birth
Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, USA
Death
12 Dec 1998 (aged 68)
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA
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Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA Add to Map
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US Senator, Florida Governor. Elected as a Senator from Florida to the United States Senate, serving from 1971 to 1989. He was dubbed "Walkin' Lawton" for walking across Florida in 1970 during his first United States Senate campaign. Served as Governor of Florida from 1991 to 1998. He died 23 days before leaving office, being found dead in his exercise room. His body was relocated to his family's estate in rural Leon County, Florida, and that grave site is inaccessible to the public.
US Senator, Florida Governor. Elected as a Senator from Florida to the United States Senate, serving from 1971 to 1989. He was dubbed "Walkin' Lawton" for walking across Florida in 1970 during his first United States Senate campaign. Served as Governor of Florida from 1991 to 1998. He died 23 days before leaving office, being found dead in his exercise room. His body was relocated to his family's estate in rural Leon County, Florida, and that grave site is inaccessible to the public.

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  • Added: Jan 1, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4251/lawton_mainor-chiles: accessed ), memorial page for Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (3 Apr 1930–12 Dec 1998), Find a Grave Memorial ID 4251, citing Jubilee Estate Cemetery, Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.