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	Spessard L. Holland Papers - UF Special and Area Studies Collections
		Holland served as prosecuting attorney of Polk County in 1919 and 1920.
		Holland was hesitant to run for the governor's office because he was more interested in serving on the U.S. Senate and he was aware that the system of patronage appointments often hurt the chances of former governors to win a seat in the Senate.
		Holland's stance on the Civil Rights issue is less clear than his position on other important issues debated during his tenure in the Senate, and possibly this is as Holland intended.
	web.uflib.ufl.edu /spec/pkyonge/Holland.htm (8543 words)

	Florida Kids @ Florida OCHP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Spessard Holland was born in Bartow on July 10, 1892.
		Holland was elected to the Florida Senate in 1932 from Polk County and served for eight years, until his election as governor.
		Holland was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 1946 and subsequently was elected to four six-year terms, retiring in January 1971.
	dhr.dos.state.fl.us /kids/governor.cfm?id=35 (152 words)

	Firm History at Holland & Knight
		Spessard Holland retired from the U.S. Senate and rejoined the merged firm.
		Holland and Knight became the 12th largest law firm in the U.S. January, the New York firm, Smith, Steibel, Alexander and Saskor, P.C., combined with Holland and Knight.
		September, Holland and Knight formed a strategic alliance with the law firm of Tinoco, Travieso, Planchart and Núñez, with representative offices in Caracas and Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela.
	www.hklaw.com /PressRoom/FirmHistory.asp (1876 words)

	McBride Baker & Coles \| In the News \| MBC in the Media \| Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Holland and Knight traces its roots from two separate firms, one of which dates from the 1880s and the other from the early 1900s.
		Spessard L. Holland, former Florida governor and United States senator, founded one of the firms; Peter O. Knight, an early business and civic leader in Tampa and throughout Florida, founded the other.
		Holland and Knight is among the 20 largest firms worldwide, providing representation in all major areas of law.
	www.mbc.com /news/press_mbc.asp?ID=151451632002 (617 words)

	Spessard L. Holland
		Spessard L. Holland, father of the 24th amendment to the U. Constitution, was a man for all seasons-scholar, athlete, war hero, attorney, and statesman.
		Holland was elected to represent Polk County in the Florida Senate in the Democratic primary in June 1932 and re-elected in 1936.
		In regard the poll tax, Senator Holland, emulating his successful repeal of it as a state senator, introduced the amendment in 1949 and persisted in every succeeding Congress until 1962 when it was approved by the 87th Congress; subsequently, it was ratified by three-fourths of the states and became the 24th Amendment in 1964.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~crackerbarrel/Holland.html (2329 words)

	Spessard L. Holland Dies Suddenly At 79
		Mary Holland, his wife of 52 years, found her husband slumped against the radio when she went to tell him that it was time to get ready to keep a dinner engagement with friends.
		Although Senator Holland’s last campaign for personal votes was in 1964, he campaigned actively during last year’s general election for Democrats Lawton Chiles for senator and Reubin Askew for Governor.
		The Holland Amendment-the 24th to the U. Constitution-is conceded to be the only one to be adopted as the result of the work of a single individual.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~crackerbarrel/Holland2.html (783 words)

	Spessard Lindsey Holland Papers Collection Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Spessard Lindsey Holland, 28th Governor of Florida (January, 1941-January, 1945) was born in Bartow, Florida on July 10, 1892, to Benjamin F. and Virginia (Spessard) Holland.
		Holland served in World War I as a member of the Army Air Corps, and he held the rank of Captain by the end of the war.
		Holland died in Bartow on November 6, 1971.
	www.fsu.edu /~speccoll/holland/hollcoll.htm (285 words)

	Spessard Holland - Top 50 Most Important Floridians of the 20th Century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Appointed Polk County prosecutor after the war, Holland was elected county judge in 1920.
		In the Senate from 1932 to 1940, Holland's dogged leadership led to the Florida School Code and salary increases and retirement benefits for teachers.
		As governor during World War II, Holland turned the influx of military and industrial employees into a cash bonanza.
	www.theledger.com /static/top50/pages/holland.html (455 words)

	holland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Holland was a native of Bartow, Florida and enjoyed a long and successful political career in the state.
		He served as a prosecuting attorney and county judge in Polk County, as a state senator, as governor of the state from 1941 to 1945, and as a United States Senator representing Florida from 1946 to his retirement in 1971.
		The Spessard Holland Papers are housed at the University of Florida's P. Yonge Library of Florida History.
	www.lakelandgov.net /library/oldspeccoll/miscman/holland.htm (128 words)

	Spessard L. Holland Papers - UF Special and Area Studies Collections
		Holland at desk with unidentified man, possibly upon learning of Holland's qualifying for the Senate campaign.
		Holland examining maps and models with employees of the Panama Canal Company (also several photos of canal operations).
		Holland presenting or receiving a ribbon to/from a woman.
	web.uflib.ufl.edu /spec/pkyonge/holland16.htm (1700 words)

	Introduction of the "Alaska-Tennessee Plan" Congressional Delegation to the US Senate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Holland] in presenting to this body the memorial of the American citizens of Alaska.
		HOLLAND] for the action he has taken here today, and to say that I wholeheartedly join with him and with the senior Senator from Montana, the chairman of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, and other Senators, in presenting the cause of Alaska for admission as a State of the Union.
		HOLLAND], and other Senators, because, dating back to 1949, when I was privileged to become a member of the National Governors Conference and had the pleasure of sitting with my friend, the Governor of Alaska, I have had occasion to support consistently the admission of both Alaska and Hawaii as States of the Union.
	www.alaska.edu /creatingalaska/StatehoodFiles/infodocs/tennesseeplan/senateintro.xml (3358 words)

	Spessard Holland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Holland qualified to be a Rhodes Scholar, and was already a junior partner with R.B. Huffaker in the Huffaker and Holland law firm, but his plans were interrupted by World War I.
		Holland returned to private law practice later that year, joining William F. Bevis in the law firm of Holland and Bevis.
		The section of U.S. Highway 17 in Holland's hometown of Bartow is known as The Spessard Holland Parkway.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spessard_Holland (1304 words)

	Business: Another Holland figure considers gubernatorial bid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Now another Holland player may be considering a gubernatorial bid, this time in Colorado.
		Campbell, a Northern Cheyenne Tribe member whose hiring has raised the stature of Holland's tribal-affairs practice, told the News he is earning a seven-figure salary at the giant law firm, which originated in the Tampa Bay area.
		Founding co-partner Spessard Holland served as governor of Florida from 1940 to 1944 before being elected to the U.S. Senate.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/08/22/news_pf/Business/Another_Holland_figur.shtml (151 words)

	Spessard Holland Elementary School
		Spessard L. Holland Elementary School :: 50 Holland Court :: Satellite Beach, FL 32937 :: (321) 773-7591
		Congratulations to our students, parents, teachers and Holland staff, faculty and administration.
		We did it again; we are an "A" school again!
	www.holland.brevard.k12.fl.us (47 words)

	Holland & Knight - Wikicompany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Holland and Knight LLP is one of the world's largest law firms, with 1,200 attorneys in 100 offices across the United States and six other countries.
		It is named after Spessard Holland and Peter O. Knight, who independently founded two law firms in Florida that were merged in 1968 under the leadership of attorney Chesterfield Smith.
		associates in the jacksonville office of holland and knight sworn in...
	wikicompany.org /wiki/Holland_&_Knight (284 words)

	Spessard Lindsey Holland Papers Series Description
		This series includes the personal correspondence of Holland, Holland Family correspondence, correspondence from 1971, and the individual files of Holland.
		Holland's personal correspondence is primarily from the 1960s and early 1970s before his death.
		Among the Holland family members included in the Holland Family correspondence are Mary Agnes Groover Holland, William B. Holland, Fannie V. Holland, Frank Holland, and various other Holland relatives.
	www.fsu.edu /~speccoll/holland/hollseri.htm (643 words)

	Name School for Holland \| theledger.com
		Holland was born in Bartow in 1892 and attended Bartow schools.
		In 1998, a Ledger panel of historians voted Holland one of the 50 most important Floridians of the 20th Century.
		Spessard Holland Senior High School has a lovely (and long overdue) ring to it.
	theledger.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060515/NEWS/605150311/1036 (335 words)

	Golf Course Audit Page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Spessard Holland has 394 annual members, whereas, Habitat has only 88.
		With respect to this activity at Spessard Holland, the Division is not in compliance with the bond covenant of the Recreational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 1976.
		In addition to the cost issue above, we determined that six of the seven Spessard Holland advisory board members are advanced greens fee card holders and, therefore, could be biased to a certain class of golfers.
	www.clerk.co.brevard.fl.us /PAGES/golfaud2.htm (2361 words)

	TIME.com: Friendly Filibuster -- Apr. 6, 1962 -- Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A Southern conservative, Holland had led the successful campaign to repeal the poll tax in his own state in 1937; since 1949 he has annually introduced an anti-poll-tax amendment in the Senate.
		When his motion was approved, Holland moved that the language of the anti-poll-tax amendment be substituted for the language of the Hamilton resolution.
		Holland's tactics stirred the brief wrath of Georgia's Richard Russell, leader of the fight against the amendment.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,896015,00.html (753 words)

	Marion supports Haydon Burns in 1964 governor's race \| Ocala.com \| Star-Banner \| Ocala, Fla.
		Holland was challenged by Brailey Oldham of Orlando, a failed gubernatorial candidate.
		Holland, a leading supporter in Washington of the Cross Florida Barge Canal, defeated Oldham by a two-to-one majority for a fourth term.
		His name was Claude Kirk Jr., who had no chance of bringing down Holland, but, like other candidates, would be putting his name before the public for future consideration.
	ocala.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060430/OPINION/204300339/0/APS (841 words)

	May 17, 1996 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Board established a schedule of fees and charges on November 16, 1993, by Resolutions 93-444 for Spessard Holland, 93-443 for Savannahs, and 93-445 for Habitat.
		Only Spessard Holland had an account which had been in existence for 19 years and is being closed.
		Spessard Holland Golf Course is responsible for Spessard Holland Beach Park parking revenue.
	www.clerk.co.brevard.fl.us /pages/GCODRPRT.htm (7298 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Holland
		Holland, James — of Havre, Hill County, Mont. Democrat.
		Holland, N. — of Bellville, Austin County, Tex. Democrat.
		Son of Philip A. Holland and Sarah (Williams) Holland; married 1904 to Corabelle Anderson.
	politicalgraveyard.com /bio/holland.html (767 words)

	Golf Course Audit Page 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		At Spessard Holland, we were advised by staff that the same applied; however, we found instances where this practice was not in place (see A below).
		However, Spessard Holland and Savannahs had not corrected one (of 22 examined) and four (of the 17 sampled) violations, respectively.
		Documentation was not available at Spessard Holland and Savannahs to determine the party responsible for return freight.
	www.clerk.co.brevard.fl.us /PAGES/golfaud3.htm (3292 words)

	Surfline \| Spessard Holland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Spessard Holland's North and South Beach parks are a block apart, separated by cabbage palms and a fenced radar station.
		When a swell has other high tide spots washing through, Spessard can be clean and throwing.
		A deep trough past the inside sandbar allows for steep waves to cascade over the drastic depth change, creating a mid-section with the feel and push of a shorebreak, but be careful of sharks sharing these same troughs.
	www.surfline.com /travel/surfmaps/surfspot.cfm?id=609 (650 words)

	Spessard Lindsey Holland Papers Container List
		Mostly pertaining to Mary Holland's membership in Colonial Dames and D.A.R.; a compilation: The Groover Ancestry of Mary Agnes Groover Holland.
		Holland Permanent file (Includes invitation to Johnson's inauguration and signatures of Presidents Nixon, Eisenhour, and Johnson.) 94 items.
		WFLA-TV News Director Bill Henry talks with former United States Senator Spessard Holland, from the sound track of a public service program presented by the WFLA stations.
	www.fsu.edu /~speccoll/holland/hollcont.htm (928 words)

	Spessard Holland North Beach Park
		Spessard Holland North Beach Park is located just 2.5 miles south of Hwy.
		These are convenient to the parking lot and the beach.
		I recommend this park and the Spessard Holland South Beach Park for a less crowded beach experience.
	www.florida-space-coast-vacations.com /Spessard-Holland-North.html (145 words)

	Captain Colin P. Kelly
		When Florida Governor Spessard Holland learned of Kelly's death, he immediately sent a condolence telegram to the pilot's parents in Madison.
		Also reproduced is a press release by Governor Holland praising the establishment of the fund for Kelly's son, and a letter from Kelly's widow, Marion Wick Kelly, thanking R.W. Simpson of the Tampa Tribune for starting the fund.
		A text version of Governor Holland's telegram is included below the graphic image.
	www.floridamemory.com /FloridaHighlights/Kelly/Kelly.cfm (449 words)

	PBS - Freedom Never Dies: The Story of Harry T. Moore - Florida Terror - Lynchings - Willie James Howard Lynching
		The lynching was brought to the attention of the NAACP by an attorney visiting Live Oak over the Christmas holidays.
		Thurgood Marshall quickly demanded that Governor Spessard Holland call for a full investigation in the case.
		Holland forwarded Phil Goff's sworn statement to Marshall and said the matter would be brought before a Grand Jury, but he warned Marshall of the "particular difficulties involved where there will be testimony of three white men and probably the girl against the testimony of one Negro man." [Read Goff's statement and Holland's letter]
	www.pbs.org /harrymoore/terror/howard.html (453 words)

	Bartow Chamber of Commerce: Walking Tour Page 3
		Benjamin Holland's son, Spessard L. Holland, became Governor of Florida and a United States Senator.
		This large two-story Colonial Revival style frame residence is across the street from a smaller residence which was the home of United States Sen. Spessard L. Holland.
		Senator Holland enjoyed telling friends that when people came to Bartow to visit him, they often went to this house by mistake, assuming it was one in which a Senator would live.
	www.bartowchamber.com /Houses3.htm (370 words)

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