Park Trammell
(1876-1936)

Died aged c. 60

Park Trammell, Florida’s 21st Governor, was born April 9, 1876 in Macon County, Alabama. His family moved to Florida during his infancy. He studied law at Vanderbilt University and at Cumberland University, where he received the LLB degree in 1899. He practiced law in Lakeland, where he was also a citrus grower and newspaper owner/editor. He served two terms as mayor of Lakeland, was elected to the 1903 House of Representatives from Polk County and was president of the 1905 Senate. He was elected attorney general in 1908 and governor in 1912. As governor, he urged the passage of a campaign finance law. Trammell created a state tax commission for the purpose of equalizing property assessments among counties. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1916 and served from March 4, 1917, until his death in Washington, May 8, 1936.

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Park Monroe Trammell (April 9, 1876 – May 8, 1936), was an American attorney and politician from the state of Florida. Trammell represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1917 until his death in 1936. As chair of the Senate Naval Affairs Committee, Trammell was essential in the creation of several naval bills that revitalized the United States Navy. Trammell previously served as the Governor of Florida and Florida Attorney General.

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