R. J. Floyd

Robert J. Floyd (died 1860) was a lawyer who served as a state legislator in Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate representing Franklin County, Florida. He also served as President of the Florida Senate.[1]

He was the son of Appalachicola pioneer settler Gabriel Floyd.[2] In 1845 he chaired a Florida House committee determining rules for circuit judgeship appointments.[3] In 1847 he issued a statement of protest to a taxation bill that passed in the state senate.[4]

A wealthy man, he owned St. Vincent Island.[2] He served as Collector of Customs in Appalachicola in the late 1850s.[5]

His only son, Gabriel Floyd, died in the American Civil War.[2]

  1. ^ https://www.floridamemory.com/fmp/territorial-legislative/PeopleOfLawmaking.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ a b c "Prominent ghosts roam Apalachicola cemetery".
  3. ^ Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the General Assembly of the State of Florida at the ... Session. The State. 1845.
  4. ^ A Journal of the Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the ... General Assembly of the State of Florida, at Its ... Session. 1847.
  5. ^ Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America. order of the Senate of the United States. 1887.