Alfred St. Clair-Abrams
| Alfred St. Clair-Abrams | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 1865 Georgia |
| Died |
May 1915 Tavares, Florida[1] |
| Children | Alfred St. Clair-Abrams II |
Alfred St. Clair-Abrams (September 1865 – May 1915) was an attorney, newspaper editor and politician who served as a member of the Florida legislature and as the State Attorney for Lake County, Florida.
Early life
St. Clair-Abrams was born September 1865, in Georgia to Alexander St. Clair-Abrams and his wife Joanna.
Business career
In addition to being a lawyer, St. Clair-Abrams was also the editor of the Tavares Herald[2]
1896 Florida legislature election and killing of W. Bailey Tucker
In 1896 St. Clair-Abrams was running for the Florida legislature as an anti railroad candidate. St. Clair-Abrams was defeated in his election, and he believed that W. Bailey Tucker of the Florida Central and Peninsula Railroad had brought about his defeat by unfair means.[3]
On July 26, 1896 St. Clair-Abrams went to Tucker's home, confronted him and shot him in the head with a shotgun loaded with buckshot.[3] Initially it was believed that St. Clair-Abrams shot Tucker because of St. Clair-Abrams' anger over the election, however it was later reviled that St. Clair-Abrams shot Tucker because Tucker was having an affair with St. Clair-Abrams' wife.[3]
Death and burial
After a long illness, St. Clair-Abrams died at his home in Tavares, Florida in May 1915. He was buried in Jacksonville, Florida.[1]
References
- 1 2 Miami Daily Metropolitan (May 6, 1915), Alfred St. Clair-Abrams Died this Morning at has Home at Tavares Father of Miami Man and Women and Prominent Attorney Passed Away After Years of Illness, Miami, FL: Miami Daily Metropolitan, p. 10.
- ↑ St. Petersburg Times (September 2, 1933), Thirty Years Ago., St. Petersburg, FL: St. Petersburg Times, p. 4, Section 2.
- 1 2 3 New York Times (July 27, 1896), RAILROAD MANAGER SHOT.; Abrams Thought Tucker Caused His Failure of Election., New York, New York: New York Times