Spessard Holland

Spessard Holland
Holland in 1946
United States Senator from Florida
In office September 25, 1946 – January 3, 1971
Preceded by	Charles O. Andrews
Succeeded by	Lawton Chiles
28th Governor of Florida
In office January 7, 1941 – January 2, 1945
Preceded by	Fred P. Cone
Succeeded by	Millard Caldwell
Member of the Florida Senate from the 7th district
In office 1932–1940
Preceded by	John J. Swearingen[1]
Succeeded by	Harry E. King
Judge of the Polk County Court
In office 1921–1929
Prosecutor of Polk County, Florida
In office 1919–1921
Personal details
Born	Spessard Lindsey Holland (1892-07-10)July 10, 1892 Bartow, Florida
Died	November 6, 1971(1971-11-06) (aged 79) Bartow, Florida
Resting place	Wildwood Cemetery Bartow, Florida
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mary Agnes Groover Holland
Children	4
Alma mater	Emory College University of Florida
Awards	Distinguished Service Cross
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army United States Army Signal Corps Aviation Section
Years of service	1917–1919
Rank	Captain
Unit	Coast Artillery Corps 24th Flying Squadron
Battles/wars	World War I

Spessard Lindsey Holland (July 10, 1892 – November 6, 1971) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the 28th Governor of Florida from 1941 to 1945, and later as a US senator for Florida from 1946 to 1971.^[2] He was the first person born in Florida to serve as Governor and US Senator for the state. While serving as a US Senator he would notably introduce the 24th Amendment.^[3]

During his tenure as governor, he was mainly preoccupied with the preparations for World War II and the actual war itself.^[4] With the death of United States Senator Charles O. Andrews he was appointed by Governor Millard F. Caldwell on September 25, 1946, to serve out the rest of his term which was set to expire the following January. However, he was reelected in 1946 and continued to seek reelection during every opportunity available serving as a Senator until he retired in January 1971.^[3][5]