William Pope Duval

William Pope Duval
1st Territorial Governor of Florida
In office
April 17, 1822 – April 24, 1834
PresidentJames Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Preceded byAndrew Jackson
(as Military Governor)
Succeeded byJohn Eaton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815
Preceded byMount Comfort
Succeeded byBenjamin Hardin
Personal details
BornSeptember 4, 1784
(near present-day Richmond, Virginia)
DiedMarch 19, 1854(1854-03-19) (aged 69)
Washington, D.C.
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
(1813–1828)
Democratic
(1828–1834; 1844–1848)
Whig[1]
(1834–1844)
SpouseNancy Hynes Duval
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William Pope Duval (September 4, 1784 – March 19, 1854) was the first civilian governor of the Florida Territory, succeeding Andrew Jackson, who had been a military governor. In his twelve-year governorship, from 1822 to 1834, he divided Florida into four territories, established the local court system, and chose Tallahassee as the territory's capital because of its central location. Duval County, where Jacksonville is located, Duval Street in Key West, and Duval Street in Tallahassee are named for him.

  1. ^ Slate, Claudia; Van Camp, April, eds. (2009). Florida Studies: Proceedings of the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Florida College English Association. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-4438-0617-6.