Background
George Bascom Sparkman was born on September 20, 1855 in Dover, Florida to Elijah Bird Sparkman and Sarah Ann Mizell.
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George Bascom Sparkman
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University of Virginia School of Law.
Career
He attended high school in Tampa and entered the University of Virginia Law School. Henry Clarke Farris had moved outside the city limits, violating the city charter. He was forced to resign on February 19, 1881.
City Council President Matthew Haynesworth became acting mayor until March 22, 1881, when Sparkman was appointed by the city council and sworn in to complete Farris"s term.
The charter was revised in April of 1887. Sparkman was he first mayor under the new municipal government.
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August 31, 1896 (aged 40)