Gubernatorial Profile

Governor Napoleon Bonaparte Broward

Napoleon Bonaparte Broward served as Governor of Florida.

Profile Timeline

  • Entered office.
  • Left office.
  • 1905 - 1909 Time in office.

Historical Profile

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NAPOLEAN BONAPARTE BROWARD, Florida’s 19th governor, was born in Duval County, Florida, on April 19, 1857. At the age of 12, he became an orphan and had to support himself. He held various odd jobs, such as a farm hand, a steamboat deckhand and pilot, and a logger. Prior to the Spanish-American War of 1898, […]