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May Mann Jennings
Jennings in 1901
First Lady of Florida
In role 1901–1905
Governor
William Sherman Jennings
Preceded by
Mary C. Davis Bloxham
Succeeded by
Annie Isabell Douglass
Personal details
Born
May Austin Elizabeth Mann
(1872-04-25)April 25, 1872 Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S.
Died
April 24, 1963(1963-04-24) (aged 90) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Spouse
William Sherman Jennings
(m. 1891; died 1920)
Children
1
Parent
Austin Mann (father)
Education
St. Joseph Academy
Occupation
Activist
May Mann Jennings (born May Austin Elizabeth Mann; April 25, 1872 – April 24, 1963) was an American activist who was the first lady of Florida from 1901 to 1905.[1] As one of Florida's most powerful and influential women, she was a leader of organizations, both civic and philanthropic, and founder of the League of Women Voters of Florida. Her father, Austin Mann, was a state senator and May Mann worked as his assistant when he ran for and was elected state representative. She became the first lady of Florida as wife of Governor William Sherman Jennings and is credited with having advanced his political career significantly through relationships gained while working for her father and through her many activities.
^"Secretary Browning Designates 2008 Great Floridians". Florida Department of State. March 14, 2008. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013.
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company named Dyad Music. Mann was married to Cynthia Weil from 1961 until her death in 2023. They had one daughter, Jenn. They resided in Beverly Hills...
became the Coconut Grove Library in 1895. With Edith Gifford and MayMannJennings, she proposed the establishment of Royal Palms State Park, which was...
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from 1926 to 1928. She worked with her friend and Florida first lady MayMannJennings on some federation projects, and in leadership of the Florida Legislative...
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Performance. Both Jennings and Winwood were nominated for the Song of the Year award for "Higher Love." With Joe Sample, Jennings wrote "Street Life"...
drafted Jennings in the second round (52nd pick overall) of the 2006 NFL draft. On July 24, 2006, he signed a contract with the Packers. Jennings was named...
Dog Named Gucci. The song also features the talents of: Norah Jones, Aimee Mann, Susanna Hoffs, Lydia Loveless, Neko Case, and Kathryn Calder. It was produced...
firm with that of his wife's, the psychologist Anna Mann (Mann Recruitment), to form Whitehead Mann in the 1970s. The firm listed on the AIM part of FTSE...
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teach from a Christian worldview. During the Scopes trial in 1925, William Jennings Bryan expressed the wish that a school might be established in Dayton,...
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