William M. Larkin
(1899-1973)
man
Died aged c. 74
William M. Larkin was born in Dade City, October 6, 1899. He received his law degree in 1922 from Stetson University and was admitted to the Florida Bar. He was elected Pasco County prosecuting attorney in 1924. As a cattleman, he brought the first Santa Gertrudis bull east of the Mississippi in 1941 and established the first Santa Gertrudis herd in Florida. He introduced and sponsored the Fence Law of Florida and invented a cattle underpass that is used when a new road separates a piece of land. William M. Larkin died May 26, 1973.
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William M. Larkin [full inscription unknown]
Larkin Building, 14130 7th Street, Dade City, FL, United States where they was