Lawton Chiles

Lawton Mainor Chiles, Jr. (April 3, 1930 – December 12, 1998) was an American politician. He was the 41st Governor of Florida from January 8, 1991 until his death in December 12, 1998.

Lawton Chiles
41st Governor of Florida
In office January 8, 1991 – December 12, 1998
Lieutenant	Buddy MacKay
Preceded by	Bob Martinez
Succeeded by	Buddy MacKay
United States Senator from Florida
In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1989
Preceded by	Spessard Holland
Succeeded by	Connie Mack III
Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget
In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989
Preceded by	Pete Domenici
Succeeded by	Jim Sasser
Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging
In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981
Preceded by	Frank Church
Succeeded by	H. John Heinz III
Personal details
Born	Lawton Mainor Chiles, Jr. (1930-04-03)April 3, 1930 Lakeland, Florida
Died	December 12, 1998(1998-12-12) (aged 68) Tallahassee, Florida at the Florida Governor's Mansion
Resting place	Chiles Family Estate Lakeland, Florida
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Rhea Chiles
Relations	Kay Hagan (niece)
Alma mater	University of Florida
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1953–1954
Battles/wars	Korean War

Before he was governor, Chiles was also a United States Senator from Florida serving from January 3, 1979 to January 1989.

Chiles once walked 1,003 miles from Key West to Pensacola, so that he could win the election for the United States senate. This earned him the nickname "Walkin' Lawton".

Chiles died on December 12, 1998 in Tallahassee, Florida from a heart attack, aged 68. He was survived by his three children and his wife Rhea.

Other websites

Media related to Lawton Chiles at Wikimedia Commons

• Official Governor's portrait and biography from the State of Florida Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
• St. Petersburg Times article on the death of Gov. Chiles