A Guide to Florida Governors and the Florida Cabinet

John Milton (1807-1865)

Fifth governor: (October 7, 1861 to April 1, 1865)

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Lt. Governor: None

First Lady: Carolina Howze Milton

Florida Cabinet

Secretary of State:

Fred Villepigue (1853-1863) Benjamin Allen (1863-1868)

Comptroller:

Robert C. Williams (1860-1863)
Walter Gwynn (1863-1866)

Treasurer:

Charles H. Austin (1853-186?)

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to John Milton.
  • Search Milton, John, 1807-1865 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 151 Office of the Secretary of State
  • S 24 Secretary of the Territory and Secretary of State letterbooks, 1830-1865, 1889-1905, 1922-1926

Other Repositories:

• Message of the President, Strozier Library, Florida State University.
• Governor Letterbook, Tebeau-Field Library, Florida Historical Society.
• Records, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History, University of Florida.

Published Materials:

• Murphree, Ridgeway Boyd. “Rebel Sovereigns: The Civil War Leadership of Governors John Milton of Florida and Joseph E. Brown of Georgia, 1861-1865.” PhD Dissertation: Florida State University, 2006.

Related Links:

• John Milton, Florida Governors' Portraits, Museum of Florida History.