William D. Moseley

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William D. Moseley was an American politician who became the first governor of the U.S. state of Florida after it achieved statehood in 1845.

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William D. Moseley canonical 1

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instanceOf governor
human
politician
birthDate 1795-02-01
birthPlace Lenoir County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
burialPlace West View Cemetery, Palatka, Florida
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1863-01-04
deathPlace Palatka, Florida, United States
surface form: Palatka, Florida
educatedAt University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
election 1845 Florida gubernatorial election
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Moseley
fieldOfWork state government
givenName William
jurisdictionGoverned Florida
surface form: State of Florida
memberOf Florida Senate
North Carolina Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
nativeLanguage English
notableAchievement first Governor of the State of Florida after statehood in 1845
notableFor serving as first governor of Florida after it became a U.S. state
notableWork helped organize the government of the State of Florida after statehood
numberOfChildren 6
occupation politician
officeEndDate 1849-10-01
officeStartDate 1845-06-25
orderInOffice 1
positionHeld Governor of Florida
predecessor office created
religion Presbyterianism
residence Lake Miccosukee plantation, Florida
Monticello, Florida
sexOrGender male
signature signature of William D. Moseley
spouse Susan Hill Moseley
stateRepresented Florida
North Carolina
successor William Dunn Moseley’s successor: Thomas Brown
termNumber one term as governor of Florida

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Governor of Florida firstOfficeholder William D. Moseley