John S. Rawls
John S. Rawls | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Florida Senate | |
| In office 1955–1961 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Samuel Rawls January 1, 1921 Florida, U.S. |
| Died | May 11, 1993 (aged 72) Leon County, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Marianna, Florida |
| Alma mater | University of Florida |
| Occupation | lawyer |
John Samuel Rawls (January 1, 1921 – May 11, 1993) was an American politician in the state of Florida. He served in the Florida State Senate from 1955 to 1961 as a Democratic member for the 4th district.[1] He was a member of the Pork Chop Gang, a group of legislators from rural areas that dominated the state legislature due to malapportionment and used their power to engage in McCarthyist tactics.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Florida Senators". uflib.ufl.edu. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ^ Group portrait of the Pork Chop Gang during the 1956 special session of the Senate, Florida Memory, 1956, archived from the original on July 15, 2015, retrieved July 14, 2015
- ^ Weitz, Seth (March 1, 2009). "Defending the Old South: The Myth of the Lost Cause and Political Immorality in Florida, 1865–1968". The Historian. 71 (1): 79–92. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6563.2008.00232.x. ISSN 0018-2370.