Richard Ervin
Politician
1905 – 2004
Who was Richard Ervin?
Richard W. Ervin, Jr. was the Florida Attorney General from 1949 to 1964, and he also served as chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court from 1969 to 1971. He is credited with guiding the state from segregation, and desegregating its schools. His son, Richard W. Ervin III, was a judge of the First District Court of Appeal for 30 years and retired at the end of 2006.
Ervin was a graduate of the University of Florida where he was a member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity and earned his law degree at the University of Florida College of Law. Following his retirement, he was of counsel to the law firm founded by his brother Robert Ervin, in Tallahassee. He received an honorary degree from Florida State University. From 1954 to 1975, Ervin was a national director of the fraternal organization Woodmen of the World.
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- Born
- Jan 26, 1905
Carrabelle - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Florida
- Fredric G. Levin College of Law
- Lived in
- Florida
- Died
- Aug 24, 2004
Tallahassee
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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