Dr John Robert Cason, Jr.
(1852-1935)

Died aged c. 83

Dr. John Robert Cason, Jr., born in 1852, was an ordained minister who came to Delray Beach with his wife in 1915. While serving as a minister in Lakeland, he was instrumental in founding the Methodist Children’s Home, an orphanage. He was elected to the Palm Beach County Board of Public Instruction in 1925 and served until 1930, including one year as chairman. During that time, he was appointed municipal judge for one year. After the 1928 hurricane severely damaged the First Methodist Church, Dr. Cason came out of retirement to serve as pastor for two years, donating all of his salary to the rebuilding of the church. Dr. Cason died in 1935.

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