Joseph B. Lancaster

Politician

1790 – 1856

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Who was Joseph B. Lancaster?

Joseph Bradford Lancaster was an American lawyer and a Whig politician who served on the Florida Supreme Court from 1848 to 1850. An important figure in Florida law and politics, he was the last justice under the system in which the circuit court judges served also on the supreme court. Lancaster served as Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida from 1846–1847, and later served as the first Mayor of Tampa, Florida in 1856.

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Born
1790
Kentucky
Also known as
  • Joseph Lancaster
Spouses
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
Nov 25, 1856
Tampa
Resting place
Oaklawn Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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