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    Thomas LeRoy Collins (March 10, 1909 – March 12, 1991) was an American politician who served as the 33rd governor of Florida from 1955 to 1961. Collins began...
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  • Thomas LeRoy Collins Jr. (1934–2010) was a United States Navy officer, businessman, and political figure. Collins was the son of former Florida Governor...
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    LeRoy Collins (Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 2006) LeRoy Collins Papers at Florida State University (http://www.fsu.edu/~speccoll/leroy/lerocoll...
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    election to a term as governor in his own right, but was defeated by LeRoy Collins. After leaving office on January 4, 1955, he returned to the Florida...
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    His opponents in the Democratic primary were the sitting governor, LeRoy Collins, former governor Fuller Warren, and wealthy businessman and former National...
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    gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Democrat LeRoy Collins defeated Republican nominee William A. Washburne Jr. in a landslide...
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    Text list "Leroy Collins Leon County Public Library". Leon County. Retrieved January 9, 2020. "Governor Thomas LeRoy Collins". LeRoy Collins Leon County...
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    The LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library is a system of public libraries in Leon County, Florida. In 1954, the American Association of University...
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    the first lady of Florida from 1955 to 1961 as the wife of Governor LeRoy Collins. Mary Call was born in New York City, New York, the only child and daughter...
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    November 7, 2006 with 60% of the vote. LeRoy Collins Jr., retired naval officer and son of former Governor LeRoy Collins Katherine Harris, U.S. Representative...
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