Abraham K. Allison
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| Abraham Kurkindolle Allison | |
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| In office April 1, 1865 – May 19, 1865 |
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| Preceded by | John Milton |
| Succeeded by | William Marvin |
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| Born | December 10, 1810 Jones County, Georgia |
| Died | July 8, 1893 Quincy, Florida |
| Political party | Democratic |
Abraham Kurkindolle Allison (December 10, 1810 - July 8, 1893) was a Florida businessman and politician. He served in the Florida Territorial Legislature. and Florida State House of Representatives. He served as acting governor of Florida twice. He died in Quincy, Florida on July 8, 1893.
Allison was born in Jones County, Georgia, on December 10, 1810, to Captain James and Sarah Allison. After he graduated from school, he worked as a merchant in Columbus, Georgia, and in Henry County, Alabama. He then moved to Apalachicola, where he served as the city's first Mayor. He also served as the first County Judge of Franklin County and as Clerk of the United States Court. He was a member of the Territorial Legislature. In the Seminole War, he was captain of the Franklin Rifles. He moved to Quincy in 1839 and there commenced the practice of law.
He was again elected to the Territorial Legislature, and represented Gadsden County in the State Legislature in 1845, 1847 and 1852. As Speaker of the House, he assumed the duties of acting Governor on September 16, 1853, because both Governor Thomas Brown and Senate President R. J. Floyd were out of the state. He gave up the office on the inauguration of James E. Broomeon October 3. Allison did not exercise executive powers and merely held himself in readiness should a need arise.
He was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1861. He served during the Confederacy in the Florida State Senate 1862, 1863 and 1864. He served in the Confederate States Army in and fought in battles at Macon, Georgia and Natural Bridge, Florida.
After Governor John Milton committed suicide on April 1, 1865, Allison, as the state senate president, assumed the office of Governor. He resigned his office on May 19, 1865 and went into hiding the day before Federal troops formally occupied Tallahassee. He was captured by Union forces on June 19, 1865 and held for several months at Fort Pulaski. He returned to Quincy after his release. In 1872, he was convicted of "intimidating Negroes", and was jailed again for six months and fined. He died at Quincy on July 8, 1893.
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- Official Governor's portrait and biography from the State of Florida
- Morris, Allen and Joan Perry Morris, compilers. The Florida Handbook 2007-2008 31st Biennial Edition. Page 309. Peninsula Publishing. Tallahassee. 2007. ISBN 978-0-9765846-1-2 Softcover ISBN 978-0-9765846-2-9 Hardcover
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| Preceded by John Milton |
Governor of Florida April 1, 1865 – May 19, 1865 |
Succeeded by William Marvin |
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