Background
Doyle Elam Carlton, the son of Albert and Martha Carlton, was born in Wauchula, Florida on July 6, 1885.
politician Governor of Florida
Doyle Elam Carlton, the son of Albert and Martha Carlton, was born in Wauchula, Florida on July 6, 1885.
He received his primary education in Wauchula and, as there was then no local high school, he then attended Stetson Academy where he served as an editor for the school newspaper and officer of the Phi Kappa Delta Society (later to become Delta Sigma Phi). He subsequently graduated from the Liberal Arts College of Stetson University with an Bachelor of Arts in 1909. Doyle then attended Chicago University where he received an Bachelor of Arts in 1910.
He had one younger brother, Leland Francis Carlton. He earned his Bachelor of Laws in 1912 from Columbia University, New New York In 1912, he was admitted to the practice of law in Florida and practiced law in Tampa beginning in that year.
On July 30, 1912, in Tampa, Doyle married Nell Ray, daughter of Edward Dennis and Mary Ellen Ray.
Early Political His political career began in 1916 when he was elected to the Florida state senate for a two-year term as the State Senator from the 11th District, composed of Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. He assumed the office of governor on January 8, 1929.
During his term, he faced several financial problems caused by the Great Depression. He had to reduce payrolls and cut many state jobs in an attempt to reduce the state"s budget.He also faced other problems, helping the state through them all.
The collapse of the state"s land boom, a violent hurricane hit the state, a Mediterranean Tephritidae infestation, and the Great Depression began during his term.
He left office on January 3, 1933, returning to Tampa, Florida. In 1936 Carlton ran for the Democratic nomination for United States. Senator. Although he was endorsed by the Democratic executive committee and most state newspapers, Charles O. Andrews lined up a powerful bloc of forces opposed to Carlton, and by a margin of 67,387 votes to 62,530 votes defeated Carlton in the primary of August 11, 1936.
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