Napoleon Bonaparte Broward

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Napoleon Bonaparte Broward was an early 20th-century governor of Florida best known for his efforts to drain and develop the Everglades.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Governor of Florida
human
politician
appliesToJurisdiction Florida
burialPlace Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida
causeOfDeath heart disease
child Napoleon Bonaparte Broward self-linksurface differs
surface form: Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Jr.
countryOfCitizenship Confederate States of America
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1857-04-19
dateOfDeath 1910-10-01
educatedAt local schools in Duval County, Florida
endTime 1909-01-05
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Broward County, Florida
surface form: Broward
givenName Napoleon Bonaparte
surface form: Napoleon
hasPart Broward’s Everglades drainage plan
knownFor efforts to drain and develop the Florida Everglades
progressive-era reforms in Florida
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
middleName Bonaparte
militaryBranch Confederate States Army
namesake Broward Boulevard
surface form: Broward Boulevard (Fort Lauderdale)

Broward College
Broward County, Florida
notableWork Central and Southern Florida Project
surface form: Everglades drainage program
occupation lumberman
politician
river pilot
sheriff
steamboat captain
officeContested United States Senate
opposed railroad corporate influence in Florida politics
orderInOffice 19th Governor of Florida
placeOfBirth Duval County, Florida
near Jacksonville, Florida
placeOfDeath Jacksonville, Florida
politicalIdeology progressivism
positionHeld Governor of Florida
Sheriff of Duval County, Florida
member of the Florida Board of Health
member of the Florida House of Representatives
religion Baptist
residence Jacksonville, Florida
sexOrGender male
spouse Annie Douglass Broward
startTime 1905-01-03
supported state-sponsored Everglades reclamation

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Broward County, Florida namedAfter Napoleon Bonaparte Broward
Napoleon Bonaparte Broward child Napoleon Bonaparte Broward self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Jr.