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American politician
Dannite Hill Mays
(April 28, 1852 ? May 9, 1930) was an American farmer and politician who served two terms as a
U.S. Representative
from
Florida
from 1909 to 1913. He also served in the state legislature and was a candidate for governor.
Early life and education
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Born near
Madison, Florida
, Mays attended the county schools, the public schools of
Savannah, Georgia
, and
Washington and Lee University
,
Lexington, Virginia
.
He moved to
Monticello, Florida
, and engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Political career
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He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888.
State legislature
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He served as member of the
State house of representatives
in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as
speaker
in 1897.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for
Governor
in 1900 and 1904.
Congress
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Mays was elected as a
Democrat
to the
Sixty-first
and
Sixty-second
Congresses (March 4, 1909 ? March 3, 1913).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1912.
Later career and death
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He returned to
Monticello, Florida
, and resumed agricultural pursuits.
He died in
Monticello, Florida
, May 9, 1930.
He was interred in Roseland Cemetery.
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References
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This article incorporates
public domain material
from the
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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