James H. Pruitt

James H. Pruitt
Pruitt in 1961
31st Mayor of Eau Gallie, Florida
In office
December 1956 – 1957
Preceded byLangdon Goodyear, Jr.
Succeeded byMilton McGrath
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from Brevard County
In office
1959–1967
Preceded byRichard Muldrew
Succeeded byClifford McNulty
Personal details
Born(1917-12-16)December 16, 1917[1]
Georgia[2]
DiedJuly 19, 2002(2002-07-19) (aged 84)[1]
Florida
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMary A. Law (m. March 13, 1938)[3]
ChildrenLonnie Pruitt
ResidenceEau Gallie, Florida
Occupationreal estate broker[4]

James H. Pruitt (December 16, 1917 – July 19, 2002) served as the one-term mayor of Eau Gallie, Florida from 1956 to 1957. He was also a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1959 to 1967, during which time he served alongside Jim Dressler.[5]

In 1954, he founded Pruitt Real Estate.[4]

Legacy

In 2004, the Florida Legislature dedicated the bridge which spans the Sebastian Inlet, connecting Indian River County to Brevard County the James H. Pruitt Memorial Bridge[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Person Details for James H Pruitt, "United States Social Security Death Index" — FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Person Details for James Pruitt, "United States Census, 1940" — FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Person Details for Arthur L Williams, "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993" — FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "PRUITTREALESTATE.COM". Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ^ Ward, Robert (August 3, 2011). "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845–2012" (PDF). Florida House of Representatives. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
Preceded by Mayor of Eau Gallie, Florida
1956–1957 		Succeeded by
Milton McGrath
Preceded by Member of the Florida House of Representatives
1959–1967 		Succeeded by


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