Bob Saunders | |
Office: | Member of the Florida Senate |
Term: | 1969–1971, 1973–1976 |
Birth Date: | 22 January 1929 |
Birth Place: | Quitman, Georgia |
Death Place: | Gainesville, Florida |
Party: | Democratic |
Occupation: | oil jobber |
Spouse: | Milly Johns |
Children: | two |
Residence: | Gainesville, Florida |
Robert Saunders (January 22, 1929 – October 23, 2016) was an American oil businessman and politician in the state of Florida.[1]
Saunders was born in Quitman, Georgia and came to Florida in 1938. He served in the Florida Senate from 1969 to 1971, as well as 1973 to 1976. He was a member of the Democratic Party.[2] He owned several gas stations, cemeteries, and a funeral home. Saunders died at his home on October 23, 2016, at the age of 87.[3]