Preceded by E. Frank Sperry Preceded by Latta M. Autrey Succeeded by Eugene Duckworth Succeeded by Samuel Yulee Way | Preceded by Eugene Duckworth Name James Giles Succeeded by Latta M. Autrey | |
James LeRoy Giles (June 16, 1863 – May 3, 1946) was the twenty-second Mayor of Orlando from 1916 to 1919. He was later elected to two non-consecutive terms in office. He also served as an alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida in the 1912 United States Presidential Election.
Biography
James Giles was born in Zellwood in Orange County, Florida on June 16, 1863. His father was the Reverend Enoch H. Giles (1836 - 1908) and his mother was Nellie B. Giles (1847 - 1917). He died on May 3, 1946 in Orlando, Florida and was interred at Greenwood Cemetery. His sister Edna Giles Fuller would eventually become the first woman elected to the Florida House of Representatives.
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