Mallory Horne
Mallory Horne | |
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President of the Florida Senate | |
In office 1973–1974 | |
Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives | |
In office 1962–1963 | |
Preceded by | Bill Chappell |
Succeeded by | E. C. Rowell |
Personal details | |
Born | Tavares, Florida | April 17, 1925
Died | April 30, 2009 Tallahassee, Florida | (aged 84)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Anne Livingston, Mary Lou Reichert |
Profession | Lawyer |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Rank | Captain |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Mallory E. Horne (April 17, 1925 – April 30, 2009) was the speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, and president of the Florida Senate, becoming the third person in state history to hold both positions, after Ion Farris and Philip Dell.
Background
Horne was a United States Army Air Forces pilot during World War II. After the war, Mallory continued to serve in the United States Air Force and Air Force Reserve, being later honorably discharged at the rank of captain. He attended the University of Florida, and served as the chancellor of the Student Government Honor Court in 1949.[1]
Becoming a lawyer, Horne opened his own practice in Tallahassee, Florida, and was elected as statewide president of the Junior Bar of Florida (for lawyers under the age of 36).
Political career
Horne served in the Florida State Legislature, rising to the positions of speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and president of the Florida State Senate.
Horne was the second post-Reconstruction person to serve as both speaker of the House and president of the Senate, after Ion Farris. He was credited as "chiefly responsible for keeping the state capital in Tallahassee against an effort to move it [south] to Orlando".[2]
Horne left the legislature after an unsuccessful run for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in 1974, working as a lawyer and a lobbyist.
Scandal
Horne was tried and acquitted in 1985 on charges of money laundering when federal investigators alleged that he had smuggled marijuana into the United States from the Cayman Island on the twin-engined airplane he piloted.[3]
Family
Mallory married Anne Livingston in 1944. They later had two sons, Mallory, Jr. and David. After divorce, he later married Mary Lou Reichert.
Death
Mallory Horne died from lung cancer, aged 84, on April 30, 2009.[4] He was survived by his wife, his son Mallory, Jr., and a stepson, Don. He was predeceased by his son, David Horne.
References
- ^ "University of Florida Student Government website". Archived from the original on 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ Obituary #1
- ^ Obituary #2
- ^ "Mallory E. Horne". Legacy. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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