Mallory Horne

Mallory E. Horne (April 17, 1925 – April 30, 2009) was the speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, and president of the Florida Senate, becoming the third person in state history to hold both positions, after Ion Farris and Philip Dell.

Mallory Horne
President of the Florida Senate
In office November 21, 1972 – July 1, 1974
Preceded by	Jerry Thomas
Succeeded by	Dempsey J. Barron
Member of the Florida Senate
In office March 28, 1967 – July 1, 1974
Preceded by	George G. Tapper
Succeeded by	Pat Thomas
Constituency	5th (1967–1972) 4th (1972–1974)
Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
In office 1962–1963
Preceded by	Bill Chappell
Succeeded by	E. C. Rowell
Personal details
Born	(1925-04-17)April 17, 1925 Tavares, Florida
Died	April 30, 2009(2009-04-30) (aged 84) Tallahassee, Florida
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Anne Livingston, Mary Lou Reichert
Profession	Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Rank	Captain
Battles/wars	World War II

Background

Horne was a United States Army Air Forces pilot during World War II. After the war, Mallory continued to serve in the United States Air Force and Air Force Reserve, being later honorably discharged at the rank of captain. He attended the University of Florida, and served as the chancellor of the Student Government Honor Court in 1949.^[1]

Becoming a lawyer, Horne opened his own practice in Tallahassee, Florida, and was elected as statewide president of the Junior Bar of Florida (for lawyers under the age of 36).

Political career

Horne served in the Florida State Legislature, rising to the positions of speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and president of the Florida State Senate.

Horne was the second post-Reconstruction person to serve as both speaker of the House and president of the Senate, after Ion Farris. He was credited as "chiefly responsible for keeping the state capital in Tallahassee against an effort to move it [south] to Orlando".^[2]

Horne left the legislature after an unsuccessful run for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in 1974, working as a lawyer and a lobbyist.

Scandal

Horne was tried and acquitted in 1985 on charges of money laundering when federal investigators alleged that he had smuggled marijuana into the United States from the Cayman Island on the twin-engined airplane he piloted.^[3]

Family

Mallory married Anne Livingston in 1944. They later had two sons, Mallory, Jr. and David. After divorce, he later married Mary Lou Reichert.

Death

Mallory Horne died from lung cancer, aged 84, on April 30, 2009.^[4] He was survived by his wife, his son Mallory, Jr., and a stepson, Don. He was predeceased by his son, David Horne.