Dannite Hill Mays

Dannite H. Mays
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 by	William B. Lamar
Succeeded by	Emmett Wilson
Personal details
Born	Dannite Hill Mays; April 28, 1852; Madison, Florida, U.S.
Died	May 9, 1930 (aged 78); Monticello, Florida, U.S.
Resting place	Roseland Cemetery
Political party	Democratic

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.

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

^ Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried: A Directory Containing More Than Twenty Thousand Names of Notable Persons Buried in American Cemeteries, with Listings of Many Prominent People who Were Cremated. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 978-0-8063-4823-0.

United States Congress. "Dannite Hill Mays (id: M000289)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

External links

Dannite Hill Mays at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by William B. Lamar	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 3rd congressional district 1909 – 1913	Succeeded by Emmett Wilson

[1] Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried: A Directory Containing More Than Twenty Thousand Names of Notable Persons Buried in American Cemeteries, with Listings of Many Prominent People who Were Cremated. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 978-0-8063-4823-0.

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