C. Farris Bryant | |
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Director of the Office of Emergency Planning | |
In office March 23, 1966 – October 9, 1967 | |
President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | Buford Ellington |
Succeeded by | Price Daniel |
34th Governor of Florida | |
In office January 3, 1961 – January 5, 1965 | |
Preceded by | LeRoy Collins |
Succeeded by | W. Haydon Burns |
Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives | |
In office 1953–1954 | |
Preceded by | Elmer B. Elliott |
Succeeded by | Thomas E. David |
Personal details | |
Born | Cecil Farris Bryant July 26, 1914 Marion County, Florida, U.S. |
Died | March 1, 2002 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | (aged 87)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Julia Burnett |
Education | Emory University University of Florida (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1942–1945 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Cecil Farris Bryant (July 26, 1914 – March 1, 2002) was an American politician serving as the 34th governor of Florida. He also served on the United States National Security Council as director of the Office of Emergency Planning during the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson, who also appointed Bryant chair of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.