Doyle Conner
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| 7th Agriculture Commissioner of Florida | |
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| Preceded by | Lee Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Bob Crawford |
| Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives | |
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| Preceded by | Thomas E. David |
| Succeeded by | Thomas D. Beasley |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from Bradford County | |
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| Preceded by | Jake Perman Roberts[1] |
| Succeeded by | A. J. Thomas Jr.[1] |
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| Born | Doyle Edward Conner Script error: No such module "person date". |
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| Party | Democratic Party |
| Profession | Farmer |
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Doyle Edward Conner Sr. (December 17, 1928 – December 16, 2012) was an American politician. He served as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture for 30 years, and also served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives.[2] He was born in 1928 in Starke, Florida.[3]
Early life
Conner was a fourth generation Floridian. From an early age, he worked in the family business of raising cattle, growing strawberries, and cutting timber.[4] As a young man, Conner was active in 4-H, serving as president of the local and Alachua County branches of the club. At the age of 14, while attending a Florida Cooperative Extension Service forestry camp at a 4-H facility, Conner met the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nathan Mayo, and proclaimed that he would, some day, become Agriculture Commissioner when Mayo retired.[4][5] In later life, Conner would remark that Without 4-H I would not be the person I am today, or have accomplished the things that I have.[5]
Education
Conner attended the University of Florida[6] from 1947 until 1952 graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture.[7] While in college he was also a member of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. In addition, he served as National FFA President and was inducted in the Florida FFA Hall of Fame in 2007.
Political career
Conner served his entire political career as a Democrat. He was first elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1950, while he was still a student at the University of Florida. The feat earned Conner the nickname of "Boy Wonder", a label that stuck with him throughout his legislative career.[5] Conner represented Bradford County while serving in the lower house. In 1958, at the age of 28, he was elected as the youngest Speaker of the House. On January 2, 1961, Doyle Conner was inaugurated as Commissioner of Agriculture, succeeding Lee Thompson who assumed the post of interim Commissioner upon Nathan Mayo's death in office. Conner went on to serve as Florida's Agriculture for the next 30 years. During his tenure as Commissioner, Conner oversaw efforts to eliminate the giant African snail, hog cholera, the Mediterranean fruit fly, and the cattle screwworm.[6] During the 1980s, Conner was embroiled in political controversy regarding the lethal citrus canker[8] disease and Florida citrus nurseries. While serving in this post he served under 7 Governors of Florida.[9] Conner retired in 1991, and was active in Florida 4-H for much of his remaining life. He was inducted into the Florida Agriculture Hall of Fame in 1985, the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame in 1991, and the Florida 4-H Hall of Fame in 2002.[4][5][10]
Death
Doyle Conner died at a nursing home in Monticello, Florida on December 16, 2012, one day before his 84th birthday.[11]
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845-2016" (PDF). Florida House of Representatives. 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Outstanding Young Men of America - Google Books. 1965. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Florida Citus Hall of Fame - Doyle Conner (1928)". Florida Citrus Mutual. Archived from the original on January 2, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Florida 4-H Hall of Fame - Doyle Conner". University of Florida IFAS Extension. 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Endowed Scholarships & Fellowships - Doyle Conner Scholarship". University of Florida. December 21, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kennedy, John (August 10, 1989). "CONNER TO RETIRE NEXT YEAR". The Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Florida Still Struggles Over the Citrus Canker". New York Times. July 2, 1989. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ Accomplishments as Commissioner of Agriculture
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Florida Agriculture Hall of Fame". Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Former state ag commissioner Doyle Conner dies | News - Home". News4jax.com. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
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External links
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