A. Y. Milam Explained

A. Y. Milam
Office:	Member of the Florida House of Representatives
Term Start:	1923
Term End:	1925
Birth Date:	26 October 1889
Birth Place:	Leesburg, Florida, U.S.
Death Place:	Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Party:	Democratic

Arthur Yager Milam (October 26, 1889March 26, 1956)^[1] was an American developer and politician in the state of Florida. He was a member of the Florida House of Representatives between 1923 and 1925, becoming the Speaker of the House in 1925.

Early life

Milam was born on October 16, 1889, in Leesburg, Florida. He was the son of Bob R. Milam and Lula J. Milam (née Yager). He graduated from Duval County High School and received a bachelor of science degree from John B. Stetson University in 1912.^[2] He was admitted to the U.S. Military Academy in 1907.^[3] He was later listed as a non graduate.^{[4] [5]}

Career

He was a developer of Davis Shores development on Anastasia Island with his brother R. R. Milam. The project required extensive dredging^[6] and faltered as Florida's land boom slowed in the later 1920s. A Democrat, he represented Duval County in the Florida House of Representatives in 1923 and 1925, and was Speaker of the House in 1925.^{[7] [8]}

He died in Jacksonville, Florida, on March 26, 1956.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Book: McNeil, Barbara. Abridged Biography and Genealogy Master Index: A Consolidated Index to More Than 1,600,000 Biographical Sketches from Over 115 Selected Current and Retrospective Biographical Dictionaries Indexed in Biography and Genealogy Master Index Through 1987. July 23, 1988. Gale Research Company. 9780810321496. Google Books.
2. Book: Cutler, Harry Gardner . History of Florida: Past and Present, Historical and Biographical . 1923 . Lewis publishing Company . en.
3. Web site: Army-Navy-Air Force Register and Defense Times. July 23, 1907. Google Books.
4. Web site: Register of Graduates and Former Cadets, United States Military Academy. July 23, 1986. Google Books.
5. Web site: Official Register of the Officers and Cadets. United States Military. Academy. July 23, 1971. United States Military Academy Print. Office. Google Books.
6. Web site: Davis Shores in St. Augustine – Davis Islands Civic Association.
7. Web site:
8. News: 14 November 1925 . "Sit Down" Hard on profiteering says A. Y. Milam . 1 . Tallahassee Democrat . 26 September 2020.
9. News: A.Y. Milam Dies In Jacksonville . 26 September 2020 . The Miami Herald . 27 March 1956 . 2.