James B. Whitfield

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.

This article is about the Florida judge. For other uses, see James Whitfield.
James B. Whitfield
Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida
In office
February 15, 1904 – January 4, 1943
Appointed byWilliam Sherman Jennings
Preceded byEvelyn C. Maxwell
Succeeded byHarold L. Sebring
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida
In office
January 8, 1935 – January 1937
Preceded byFred H. Davis
Succeeded byW. H. Ellis
In office
January 6, 1909 – January 1913
Preceded byThomas M. Shackleford
Succeeded byThomas M. Shackleford
In office
January 10, 1905 – June 12, 1905
Preceded byR. Fenwick Taylor
Succeeded byThomas M. Shackleford
17th Florida Attorney General
In office
March 4, 1903 – February 15, 1904
GovernorWilliam Sherman Jennings
Preceded byWilliam Bailey Lamar
Succeeded byW. H. Ellis
12th Florida State Treasurer
In office
June 19, 1897 – March 4, 1903
GovernorWilliam D. Bloxham
William Sherman Jennings
Preceded byClarence B. Collins
Succeeded byWilliam V. Knott
14th Clerk of the Florida Supreme Court
In office
1889 – June 19, 1897
Preceded byDavid C. Wilson
Succeeded byBartow B. Wilson
Personal details
Born(1860-11-08)November 8, 1860
Wayne County, North Carolina
DiedAugust 20, 1948(1948-08-20) (aged 87)
Tallahassee, Florida
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Leila Nash
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(m. 1886; died 1897)​
    Margaret Howard Randolph
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    (m. 1901)​
    Children3
    EducationWest Florida Seminary
    University of Virginia (LL.B)
    OccupationAttorney
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