James B. Whitfield

James B. Whitfield
Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida
In office February 15, 1904 – January 4, 1943
Appointed by	William Sherman Jennings
Preceded by	Evelyn C. Maxwell
Succeeded by	Harold L. Sebring
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida
In office January 8, 1935 – January 1937
Preceded by	Fred H. Davis
Succeeded by	W. H. Ellis
In office January 6, 1909 – January 1913
Preceded by	Thomas M. Shackleford
Succeeded by	Thomas M. Shackleford
In office January 10, 1905 – June 12, 1905
Preceded by	R. Fenwick Taylor
Succeeded by	Thomas M. Shackleford
17th Florida Attorney General
In office March 4, 1903 – February 15, 1904
Governor	William Sherman Jennings
Preceded by	William Bailey Lamar
Succeeded by	W. H. Ellis
12th Florida State Treasurer
In office June 19, 1897 – March 4, 1903
Governor	William D. Bloxham William Sherman Jennings
Preceded by	Clarence B. Collins
Succeeded by	William V. Knott
14th Clerk of the Florida Supreme Court
In office 1889 – June 19, 1897
Preceded by	David C. Wilson
Succeeded by	Bartow B. Wilson
Personal details
Born	(1860-11-08)November 8, 1860 Wayne County, North Carolina
Died	August 20, 1948(1948-08-20) (aged 87) Tallahassee, Florida
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Leila Nash ​ ​ (m. 1886; died 1897)​ Margaret Howard Randolph ​ ​ (m. 1901)​
Children	3
Education	West Florida Seminary University of Virginia (LL.B)
Occupation	Attorney

James Bryan Whitfield (November 8, 1860 – August 20, 1948) was an American attorney and politician who served as a long-time justice of the Florida Supreme Court.^[1]