This article is about the Floridian governor. For his son, the USN admiral, see LeRoy Collins Jr.
LeRoy Collins
33rd Governor of Florida
In office January 4, 1955 – January 3, 1961
Preceded by
Charley Eugene Johns
Succeeded by
C. Farris Bryant
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office May 18, 1958 – June 25, 1959
Preceded by
William Stratton
Succeeded by
J. Caleb Boggs
Member of the Florida Senate
In office 1946–1954
In office 1940–1943
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
In office 1934–1940
Personal details
Born
Thomas LeRoy Collins
(1909-03-10)March 10, 1909 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Died
March 12, 1991(1991-03-12) (aged 82) Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Mary Call Darby
(m. 1932)
Education
Eastman Business College (BA) Cumberland University (LLB)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Navy
Years of service
1944–1946
Rank
Lieutenant
Unit
13th Naval District (Seattle, Washington)
Battles/wars
World War II
Thomas LeRoy Collins (March 10, 1909 – March 12, 1991) was an American politician who served as the 33rd governor of Florida from 1955 to 1961. Collins began his governorship after winning a special election in 1954, and was elected to a four-year term in 1956.
Prior to winning election as governor, Collins served several terms in the Florida House of Representatives and Senate. He was the first governor from the South to promote ending segregation. Counseling "progress under law," he took a moderate course in favor of incremental improvements during the 1950s and 60s and is remembered as a voice in favor of civil rights.
Thomas LeRoyCollins (March 10, 1909 – March 12, 1991) was an American politician who served as the 33rd governor of Florida from 1955 to 1961. Collins began...
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election to a term as governor in his own right, but was defeated by LeRoyCollins. After leaving office on January 4, 1955, he returned to the Florida...
gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Democrat LeRoyCollins defeated Republican nominee William A. Washburne Jr. in a landslide...
the first lady of Florida from 1955 to 1961 as the wife of Governor LeRoyCollins. Mary Call was born in New York City, New York, the only child and daughter...
The LeRoyCollins Leon County Public Library is a system of public libraries in Leon County, Florida. In 1954, the American Association of University...
November 7, 2006 with 60% of the vote. LeRoyCollins Jr., retired naval officer and son of former Governor LeRoyCollins Katherine Harris, U.S. Representative...
T. McCarty, who died in office on September 28, 1953. State Senator LeRoyCollins won the Democratic nomination in a three-way race against acting Governor...
Johnson nominated LeRoyCollins as the first Director of the Community Relations Service. Subsequently, Thurmond reminded Collins of his past support...
Smathers decided to not seek re-election. Popular former two-term Governor LeRoyCollins won the Democratic nomination by defeating State Attorney General Earl...
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political scientist. She is the LeRoyCollins Eminent Scholar in Civic Education & Political Science and director of the LeRoyCollins Institute at Florida State...
population led to the construction of a second Leon High School where the LeRoyCollins Public Library now stands. The current building at 550 East Tennessee...
sentence was commuted to life in prison by recently elected Governor LeRoyCollins. He was paroled in 1968, but died the next year in Lake County, purportedly...
the Sioux Mary Call Darby Collins (1911–2009), widow of governor LeRoyCollins and first lady of Florida, 1955–1961 Mary Collins (immunologist), British...
Admiral Collins may refer to: John Augustine Collins (1899–1989), Royal Australian Navy vice admiral LeRoyCollins Jr. (1934–2010), U.S. Navy rear admiral...
today, in the field next to the main south entrance to the campus on LeRoyCollins Boulevard between Fowler Avenue and Alumni Drive. USF first occupied...
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