Florida Memory • Commission of Eugenia Simmons as Sheriff of Okeechobee County, February 4, 1938

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Commission of Eugenia Simmons as Sheriff of Okeechobee County, February 4, 1938

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State Archives of Florida, Series S1287

Description

File copy of a commission appointing Eugenia Simmons sheriff of Okeechobee County, Florida. Governor Fred Cone made the appointment after Simmons' husband, Claude E. Simmons, died in office.

Date

1938-02-04

Creator

Cone, Frederick Preston, 1871-1948

Contributors

Gray, R. A. (Robert Andrew), 1882-1975

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Okeechobee County

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Commission of Eugenia Simmons as Sheriff of Okeechobee County, February 4, 1938

Subject

Public officers--Selection and appointment

Sheriffs

Women public officers

Description

File copy of a commission appointing Eugenia Simmons sheriff of Okeechobee County, Florida. Governor Fred Cone made the appointment after Simmons' husband, Claude E. Simmons, died in office.

Creator

Cone, Frederick Preston, 1871-1948

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S1287

Date

1938-02-04

Contributor

Gray, R. A. (Robert Andrew), 1882-1975

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eng-US

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Text

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s1287_v013_058

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Depression Era Florida (1926-1939)

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Okeechobee County (Fla.)

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Politics and Government

Subject - Corporate

Florida. Governor (1937-1941 : Cone)

Subject - Person

Bowden, Laura Eugenia Hollingsworth Simmons, 1895-1990

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Cone, Frederick Preston, 1871-1948. Commission of Eugenia Simmons as Sheriff of Okeechobee County, February 4, 1938. 1938-02-04. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/346123>, accessed 26 December 2024.

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Cone, Frederick Preston, 1871-1948. Commission of Eugenia Simmons as Sheriff of Okeechobee County, February 4, 1938. 1938-02-04. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/346123>

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