A Guide to Florida Governors and the Florida Cabinet

Albert Gilchrist

Twentieth governor: January 5, 1909 to January 7, 1913

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Lt. Governor: None

First Lady: [Bachelor]

Florida Cabinet

Secretary of State:

Clay Crawford (1902-1929)

Comptroller:

A.C. Croom (1901-1912)
William V. Knott (1912-1917)

Treasurer:

William V. Knott (1903-1912)
J. C. (John Christian) Luning (1912-1928)

Commissioner of Agriculture:

Benjamin E. McLin (1901-1912)
J. C. (John Christian) Luning (1912-1912)
William Allen McRae (1912-1923)

Attorney General:

Park Trammell (1909-1913)

Supt. of Public Instruction:

William M. Holloway (1905-1913)

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Albert Gilchrist.
  • Search Gilchrist, Albert Waller, 1858-1926 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 613 State Governors correspondence, 1909-1925
  • S 676 Index to correspondence, 1909-1914

Other Repositories:

• Papers, Strozier Library, Florida State University.
• Papers, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History, University of Florida.

Published Materials:

• Satid, Mary. “Florida’s Middle of the Road Governor.” MA Thesis: University of Florida, 1950.
• Parker, Daisy. “The Inauguration of Albert Waller Gilchrist, Nineteenth Governor of the State of Florida.” Apalachee (1963-1967).
• Kabat, Ric. “Alabert Gilchrist: Florida’s Progressive Governor.” MA Thesis: Florida State University, 1987.

Related Links:

• Albert Gilchrist, Florida Governors' Portraits, Museum of Florida History.