Carl Ogden | |
State House: | Florida |
District: | 14th |
Term Start: | 1983 |
Term End: | 1989 |
Predecessor: | Gene Hodges[1] |
Successor: | Stephen R. Wise[2] |
State House1: | Florida |
District1: | 20th |
Term Start1: | 1969 |
Term End1: | 1983 |
Predecessor1: | George B. Stallings[3] |
Successor1: | Thomas L. Hazouri |
Carl Ogden (August 27, 1929 – November 5, 2013)[4] was an American insurance company executive and politician from Florida.[5] He served in the Air Force and lived on a farm in Monticello, Florida. He was a Democrat and was a member of the Florida House of Representatives[6] for 20 years. After he left the state house, Governor Bob Martinez appointed Ogden as director of the state’s employee insurance program.[7]
Ogden was part of helicopter missions during the Korean War. After the helicopter he was in was shot down, he and a pilot escaped from a prisoner of war camp. He received a Silver Star and Purple Heart for his service.[8]