Ernest Amos (1867 - February 13, 1943) was an American politician in Florida. Early in his career he was a law clerk for Charles J. Perrenot. He was elected to one term in the Florida House of Representatives in 1900 and then served as state auditor from 1904 until 1917. He also served a comptroller[1] until 1933 when he was defeated in an election. He went on to hold lesser offices for the state.[2] The Florida archives have a photo of him and state secretary of state R. A. Gray in an office in Tallahassee.[3]
Ernest Amos (1867-1943) from photograph of Florida Governor Cary A. Hardee and cabinet. December, 1921Secretary of State R.A. Gray (standing) in office with Comptroller Ernest Amos (seated) in Tallahassee (circa 1930)
He was married to Eleanor Amos and had a son Ernest Amos Jr. He died February 13, 1943, fighting a brush fire on his property, it was suspected he had suffered a heart attack.[2][4]
ReferencesEdit
^ abVickers, Raymond B. (July 23, 1994). Panic in Paradise: Florida's Banking Crash of 1926. University of Alabama Press. ISBN9780817307233 – via Google Books.
^ ab"Obituary for Ernest Amos (Aged 75)". The Tampa Tribune. February 19, 1943. p. 4 – via newspapers.com.
^ ab"Secretary of State R.A. Gray in office with Comptroller Ernest Amos in Tallahassee". Florida Memory. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
^"14 Feb 1943, Page 1 - Tallahassee Democrat at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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