Arthur George Hamlin
(1855-1932)

Died aged c. 77

Arthur George Hamlin was born in 1855 and arrived in DeLand in 1883 as the town’s first attorney. He was the attorney for Henry DeLand, founder of the city, for John B. Stetson and his business enterprises and for the DeLand Town Council. He was also legal advisor to Henry Flagler and Joseph Parrot of the Florida East Coast Railway. In addition to his legal practice, he grew oranges and became an authority on citrus culture. He developed the Hamlin Orange, which remains one of Florida’s most popular. He died in 1932.

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