John R. Broxson Explained

State Senate:Florida
District:1st
Term Start:November 8, 1966
Term End:November 7, 1972
Predecessor:Clayton W. Mapoles
Successor:W. D. Childers
Office1:Sheriff of Santa Rosa County
Term Start1:1959
Term End1:1961
Predecessor1:Annie Rachel Gordon Broxson
Successor1:Wade H. Cobb Sr.
Birth Name:John Ray Broxson
Birth Date:10 June 1932
Birth Place:Holley, Florida
Party:Democratic
Relations:Doug Broxson (brother)
Alma Mater:Southwestern Assemblies of God University (BS)
Parents:Bart Dell Broxson (father) Annie Broxson (mother)
Order1:19th

John Ray Broxson (June 10, 1932[1] – December 9, 2019)[2] was an American politician who served as a member of the Florida Senate from the 1st district from 1966 to 1972. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 19th sheriff of Santa Rosa County from 1959 to 1961

Life and career

Broxson was born in Holley, Florida, the son Bart Dell and Annie Rachel (née Gordon) Broxson. He attended Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Texas and worked in the real estate and insurance business. In December 1959, he was appointed as sheriff of Santa Rosa County by Governor LeRoy Collins to continue the unexpired term of his father, Sheriff Bart Dell Broxson.[3] [4] He was elected to the State Senate in 1966 and served the 1st district until 1971.[5] [6] His brother, Doug Broxson also serves in the Florida House of Representatives.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Outstanding Young Men of America. 1965.
  2. Web site: Former lawmaker, Santa Rosa County sheriff John Broxson dies at 87. 10 December 2019.
  3. Web site: SRSO History | Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office . 2014-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150108081520/http://santarosasheriff.org/srso-history/ . 2015-01-08 . dead .
  4. Web site: John R. Broxson, CCIM - CCIM Memorial . 2022-05-27 . www.ccimconnect.com . en.
  5. Web site: Site Map :: Florida House of Representatives.
  6. Web site: Florida Senators. uflib.ufl.edu. September 21, 2014.
  7. Web site: Doug Broxson - 2014 - 2016 (Speaker Crisafulli).