Raeburn C. Horne

Raeburn C. Horne
Member of the Florida House of Representatives for Madison County
In office
1931, 1957
Personal details
Born(1896-10-07)October 7, 1896
Florida, U.S.
DiedNovember 6, 1962(1962-11-06) (aged 66)
Hamilton County, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEsther Knight
ResidenceJasper, Florida

Raeburn C. Horne (October 7, 1896 – November 6, 1962) was a politician in the state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives in 1931 and 1957, as a Democrat, representing Madison County.[1]

Horne 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] The group often met at his fish camp at Nutall Rise in Taylor County, along the Aucilla River.[4]

References

  1. ^ Ward, Robert L. / Florida House of Representatives (2011). "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County, 1845-2012" (PDF). Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "The Aucilla River Hideaway of Florida's 'Pork Chop Gang'", Florida Memory Blog (State Library & Archives of Florida), July 2, 2014, http://www.floridamemory.com/blog/2014/07/02/the-aucilla-river-hideaway-of-floridas-pork-chop-gang/, retrieved July 14, 2015.