C. Farris Bryant

C. Farris Bryant
Director of the Office of Emergency Planning
In office
March 23, 1966 – October 9, 1967
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byBuford Ellington
Succeeded byPrice Daniel
34th Governor of Florida
In office
January 3, 1961 – January 5, 1965
Preceded byLeRoy Collins
Succeeded byW. Haydon Burns
Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
In office
1953–1954
Preceded byElmer B. Elliott
Succeeded byThomas E. David
Personal details
Born
Cecil Farris Bryant

(1914-07-26)July 26, 1914
Marion County, Florida, U.S.
DiedMarch 1, 2002(2002-03-01) (aged 87)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJulia Burnett
EducationEmory University
University of Florida (BA)
Harvard University (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1942–1945
Battles/warsWorld 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.