Theodorus W. Brevard | |
Office: | Florida Comptroller |
Term Start: | April 3, 1851 |
Term End: | November 27, 1854 |
Predecessor: | John Beard |
Successor: | James T. Archer |
Term Start2: | January 24, 1855 |
Term End2: | December 14, 1860 |
Predecessor2: | James T. Archer |
Successor2: | Robert C. Williams |
Birth Date: | September 24, 1804[1] |
Birth Place: | North Carolina, US |
Death Date: | 1877 |
Death Place: | Lincolnton, North Carolina, US |
Occupation: | lawyer, judge[2] |
Spouse: | Caroline Elizabeth Mays |
Children: | Theodore W. Brevard, Jr., Ephraim, Sam, Robert |
Theodorus Washington Brevard (September 24, 1804 – 1877) was a Florida settler who served as Florida Comptroller for nearly ten years from April 3, 1851, to November 27, 1854, and from January 24, 1855, to December 14, 1860. He is the namesake of Brevard County, Florida. He was born in North Carolina in 1804.[2] [3]
He was the son of Alexander Brevard (b. 1755), an officer in the Continental Army, and Rebecca Davidson. He married Caroline Elizabeth Mays and was the father of Theodore W. Brevard, Jr.[2]
He settled in Tallahassee, Florida in 1847.[2]