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Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (April 3, 1930 – December 12, 1998) was an American politician and military officer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Florida from 1971 to 1989 and as the 41st governor of Florida from 1991 until his death in 1998.
Lawton Chiles was one of the most inspirational and influential politicians to come from Florida. His unique campaign style and passion for improving peoples' lives established a legacy that deserves recognition today.
Dec 14, 1998 · Florida Gov Lawton Chiles, who served three terms as Democratic Senator and was elected to two terms as governor, dies at Governor's Mansion in Tallahassee; he was 68; medical examiner says...
Dec 14, 2018 · Florida’s forty-first governor, Lawton Chiles, died this week twenty years ago. Look back at one of “Walkin’ Lawton’s” most famous moments: the he-coon debate. It was 1994. Lawton Chiles was Florida’s governor. His popularity was waning in a more conservative Florida than we know today.
Governor Lawton Chiles dedicated nearly 40 years of public service to standing up for Florida’s children and families. A fourth generation Floridian, Chiles was a strong champion for our youngest citizens and a national leader on children’s issues.
Dec 13, 2023 · Friends of Gov. Lawton Chiles gathered for lunch on the 25th anniversary of his death Tuesday to tell tales about the shrewd and folksy “he coon,” whose two terms in the Governor’s Mansion marked...
Lawton Chiles, 68, the Florida Democrat who spent 18 years in the U.S. Senate before serving the past eight as governor--all the while gaining a reputation as a talented and folksy Southern...
