Richard Ervin

American politician

Richard William Ervin Jr. (born Richard Reehorse Ervin,January 26, 1905 – August 24, 2004) was the Florida Attorney General from 1949 to 1964 and served as chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court from 1969 to 1971. He is credited with guiding the state from segregation (based on the brief he wrote to the United States Supreme Court's request from each state's Attorney General on how to rule regarding Brown v. Board of Education), and desegregating its schools. His son, Richard W. Ervin III, was a judge of the First District Court of Appeal for 30 years and retired at the end of 2006.

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Richard Ervin was born on Thursday, 26 January 1905 in Carrabelle, Florida. They were best known as an attorney. They died on Tuesday, 24 August 2004 in Tallahassee, Florida at the age of 99. Politically, they were affiliated with the Democratic Party (USA). Their zodiac star sign were Aquarius.

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Date of birth	26 January 1905	edit
Place of birth	Carrabelle, Florida	edit
Date of death	24 August 2004	edit
Age	99 (age at death)
Place of death	Tallahassee, Florida	edit
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Occupation category	Attorney	edit
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Political party	Democratic Party (USA)	edit

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