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Broward, Napoleon Bonaparte, 1857-1910

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Personal name headingBroward, Napoleon Bonaparte, 1857-1910
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Associated countryUnited States
LocatedFlorida
Birth date18570419
Death date19101001
Profession or occupationGovernors Politicians
Found inNUCMC data from Univ. of Fla., P.K. Yonge Lib. for His Papers, 1879-1918 (Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, 1857-1910; businessman and politician, gov. of Fla. 1905-1909; won Dem. primary for U.S. Senate in June 1910 but died 10-1-10)
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English language Wikipedia web site, March 10, 2014 (Napoleon Bonaparte Broward (April 19, 1857-October 1, 1910) was a river pilot and ship captain before becoming a politician; he was elected as the 19th Governor of the U.S. state of Florida from January 3, 1905 to January 5, 1909; he was best known for his major project to drain the Everglades to recover land for agricultural cultivation; as governor, he built alliances with the federal government to gain funds for this project)