Background
Whitfield, James Bryan was born on November 8, 1860 in in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. Son of Richard Allen and Mary W. (Croom) Whitfield.
Whitfield, James Bryan was born on November 8, 1860 in in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. Son of Richard Allen and Mary W. (Croom) Whitfield.
Educated West. Florida Seminary, Tallahassee, Florida, B. L., University of Virginia, 1886. Doctor of Laws, University of Florida, 1945.
1 son, John Nash; married second, Margaret H. Randolph, June 12, 1901. Children—Mary Croom, James Bryan, Julia Croom (Mistress C. A. Neeley), Margaret Randolph (deceased), Randolph. Admitted to Florida bar, 1886.
Appointed private secretary Governor Perry of Florida, September 1888.
County judge Leon County, Florida, 1888-1889. Clerk Supreme Court of Florida, 1889-1897.
State treasurer, Florida, 1897-1903. Attorney-general, Florida, 1903-1904.
Justice Supreme Court of Florida since 1904, chief justice, 1905, 1909, 1935, re-elected for term, 1937-1943.
Member Florida Centennial Commission, 1944.
Married Leila R. Nash, November 25, 1896 (died October 4, 1897). Married second, Margaret H. Randolph, June 12, 1901. Children: Mary Croom, James Bryan, Julia Croom (Mistress C. A. Neeley), Margaret Randolph (deceased), Randolph.