Key West in Monroe County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Jefferson B. Browne

1857-1937

— Key West Historic Memorial Sculpture Garden —

Jefferson B. Browne Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 4, 2023

1. Jefferson B. Browne Marker

Inscription. Jefferson Browne attended school in Key West but graduated from Kenmore University High School in Amherst, Virginia, in the mid 1870’s. He became a lighthouse keeper, at Fowey Rocks Lighthouse for fifteen months where he spent his spare time studying law. Browne attended law school at the University of lowa, obtaining his law degree in less then two years. He returned to Key West in 1880 and became the Key West and Monroe County attorney. He resigned these posts in 1886 to become the postmaster of Key West. He left the post office in 1890 to run for the Florida Senate and served through the 1893 session. During the 1891 session Browne served as President of the Senate. He was a delegate to the Democrat National Conventions of 1888, 1904, and 1908. In 1912, he was Chairman of the Florida Electoral Delegation to the Electoral College. From 1893 to 1897, he served as Collector of Customs in Key West. From 1904 to 1907, he was Chairman of the Florida Railroad Commission. He was a member of the Florida Supreme Court from 1916 to 1925 and Chief Justice from 1916 to 1923. From 1923 until his death he was a judge on the Twentieth

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Judicial Circuit in Miami and Key West. Browne was president and founder of the Key West Rotary Club. He taught Sunday School at the Congregational Church. He was President of the Florida Bar Association in 1910. Brownie did legal writing and wrote verse but today he is best known for his history, Key West the Old and The New.
Donated by
The Key West Sunrise Rotary Club
and
The Rotary Club of Key West

Erected by The Key West Sunrise Rotary Club and The Rotary Club of Key West.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Rotary International series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.

Location. 24° 33.582′ N, 81° 48.419′ W. Marker is in Key West, Florida, in Monroe County. It can be reached from the intersection of Wall Street and Tift’s Aly, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located within the Key West Historic Memorial Sculpture Garden. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 Wall Street, Key West FL 33040, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 4, 2023

2. Jefferson B. Browne Marker

this marker is on the Florida Keys.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: William A. Whitehead (here, next to this marker); Captain John Huling Geiger (here, next to this marker); A. Maitland Adams (here, next to this marker); Henry Morrison Flagler (here, next to this marker); Charley P. Toppino (here, next to this marker); Bernie C. Papy (here, next to this marker); Commodore David W. Porter (here, next to this marker); William Curry (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Key West.

Also see . . .
1. Justice Jefferson Beale Browne. (Submitted on May 9, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. The Key West Sculpture Garden – Where History Meets Art.

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(Submitted on May 9, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 349 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 9, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.