Governor Ossian B. Hart, c. 1872

Governor Ossian B. Hart, c. 1872

A studio portrait of the governor Ossian B. Hart. He was born in Jacksonville, Fla. in 1821, and lived in Fort Pierce during 1840's where he became a member of the East Coast colony that settled in the Indian River area after passage of the Armed Occupation Act in 1842. Ossian B. Hart was a Union sympathizer during the Civil War and participated in the creation of the Florida Republican party after the war ended. He was elected the second Republican governor of the state in 1972, making him the first native-born governor of Florida. He served this position until his death in 1874

1900s

1900-1910

Public Domain

4 x 3 Newspaper clipping

Still image