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.

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Dannite H. Mays
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1909  March 3, 1913
Preceded byWilliam B. Lamar
Succeeded byEmmett Wilson
Personal details
Born
Dannite Hill Mays

(1852-04-28)April 28, 1852
Madison, Florida, U.S.
DiedMay 9, 1930(1930-05-09) (aged 78)
Monticello, Florida, U.S.
Resting placeRoseland Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
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Early life and education

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

He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888.

State legislature

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

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

He returned to Monticello, Florida, and resumed agricultural pursuits.

He died in Monticello, Florida, May 9, 1930. He was interred in Roseland Cemetery.[1]

References

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