Donald Campbell McMullen (October 10, 1871 - September 29, 1947) was a citrus plantation owner and a state legislator.[1] He represented Hillsborough County, Florida, in the Florida House of Representatives in 1899 and then in the Florida Senate in both the 1909 and 1911 sessions.[2]
He was born October 10, 1871, in Clearwater to Daniel and Margaret Ann McMullen and was there sixth son of eighth children.[3][4] His father was a prominent early resident of the Tampa Bay area in what is now Pinellas County. The family home is preserved as part of Heritage Village.[5]
He attended the Lake City, Florida Agricultural College for three years.[4] He went to Mercer University, Georgia, in the 1890s obtaining his law degree in 1896, before then going on to set up his own law practice in 1899 in Tampa, Florida.[2]
He married Mary Louisa ("Mary Lou") Ball on October 14, 1903, and they set up home in Hyde Park, where they raised two daughters and two sons.[2]
He was the first president of the Largo Bank when it was chartered October 21, 1907.[6]
He also served as the county attorney and then as the State Railroad Commission chief counsel.[4]
He died from a heart attack September 29, 1947, in his home in Tampa, Florida, and he was survived by his four children.[4]
References
edit- ^ "J. Tweed McMullen, 82, lawyer". Tampa Bay Times.
- ^ a b c "Daniel McMullen House: A Brief Introduction". USF St. Petersburg campus' Digital Archive. pp. 177–179. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Daniel McMullen House: A Brief Introduction". USF St. Petersburg campus' Digital Archive. p. 161. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d "D. C. M'Mullen veteran Tampa attorney, dies". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Daniel McMullen House: A Brief Introduction". USF St. Petersburg campus' Digital Archive. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Daniel McMullen House: A Brief Introduction". USF St. Petersburg campus' Digital Archive. p. 163. Retrieved 20 February 2021.