Austin Shuey Mann (January 14, 1847 – September 19, 1914) was an American lawyer, orange grove owner, and politician who served in the Florida Senate and Florida House of Representatives. He represented Hernando County.
| Austin Mann | |
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| Florida State Senator | |
| In office 1883–1887 | |
| Florida State Representative | |
| In office 1891–1893 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 14, 1847 Delaware County, Ohio |
| Died | September 19, 1914 Citrus County, Florida |
| Spouse | • Rachel Elizabeth "Lizzie" Kline (m. 1871; died 1882) • Susie B. Williams (m. 1885; died 1886) • Alsina M. Clark (m. 1891) |
| Children | 6 |
Mann was born in Ohio. He later lived in the area of Crystal River, Florida and had orange groves.
He served in the Florida Senate from 1883 until 1887. He was in the Florida House in 1891. Mannfield, Florida, the county seat until Inverness was chosen to replace it, was named for him. It is now a ghost town in the Withlacoochee State Forest.
His daughter, May Mann, married William Sherman Jennings, who served as Governor of Florida.
References
- ^ "Photo" (PDF). floridamemory.com. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- Katherine Walters (March 2007). "A Guide to the Austin Shuey Mann Papers". Prepared for the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries Special & Area Studies Collections, Smathers Library, Gainesville, FL.
- Flowers, Linda (July 15, 2017). "Austin Mann - Citrus County Notable". Citrus County, FL Genealogy and History. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ Maglio, Rocco (March 4, 2016). "The Ghost Town of Mannfield". Hernando Sun. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016.
- "In her own words" (PDF). floridamemory.com. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- Vance, Linda D. (1976). "May Mann Jennings and Royal Palm State Park". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 55 (1): 1–17. JSTOR 30071307.