| 词条 | Frederick B. Karl |
| 释义 |
|name = Frederick B. Karl |image = Justice Frederick B. Karl.jpg |image_size = 180px |caption = Justice Frederick B. Karl, c. 1977 |state_house = Florida |district = 14th |term_start =1956 |term_end =1964 |state_senate2 = Florida |district2 =14th |term_start2=1968 |term_end2=1971 |office3 = Justice of the Florida Supreme Court |termstart3 = January 4, 1977 |termend3 = April 5, 1978 |birth_date = {{birth date|1924|5|14}} |birth_place = Daytona Beach, Florida |death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|3|7|1924|5|14}} |death_place = Tampa, Florida |party = Democratic |alma_mater =University of Florida, Stetson University College of Law |spouse(s) = Faye Brooker Karl; Mercedes J. Karl |children = Cynthia, Rick, Mary, Jim, Linda, Debbie and Tami | nickname = | allegiance = United States of America | branch = United States Army | serviceyears = | rank = | unit = | commands = | battles = Battle of the Bulge | awards = | military_blank1 = | military_data1 = }} Frederick Brennan "Fred" Karl (May 14, 1924 – March 7, 2013) was an American politician. He served in the Florida House of Representatives, Florida State Senate, and Florida Supreme Court. Early lifeHe was born on May 14, 1924 in Daytona Beach, Florida to Fred J. Karl and Mary Brennan.[1] He attended Seabreeze High School while working as an usher at a local theatre.[2] After graduation, he enrolled in the University of Florida and earned a Bachelor of Science in 1942. Later that year he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Army. He served in the European Theater of Operations and was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge.[3] He was later awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal, and Purple Heart medals.[4] In 1949 he received a law degree from Stetson University College of Law.[1][4] CareerKarl ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Florida in 1964.[5] He was elected to the Florida House of Representatives for Volusia County (District 14)[6] in 1956, which he sat until 1964.[7] He was elected to the state senate in 1968 and won an award the year after for "Most Outstanding First Term Member of the Senate". He served in the Senate until 1971.[8] Retirement(s)In 1977, Karl was the last elected justice to the Florida Supreme Court, on which he served for one year. He retired and returned to private practice in April 1978.[9] Later, he held positions of attorney to the Volusia County School Board, and District Attorney for Ormond Beach and Daytona Beach, and served as Chief Legal Officer and then as County Administrator of Hillsborough County, Florida.[6] In 1994 he was appointed to head Tampa General Hospital.[3] In 2004, his eightieth year, Karl was appointed Interim City Attorney for Tampa, Florida, and then advisor to the Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority in response to allegations of improper conduct by the Authority.[10] In addition to serving in state and local offices, Karl was active as a community member, participating in many organizations such as the Rotary Club of Tampa, United Way of Hillsborough County, and the Stetson University Law Board of Overseers.[6] He later retired from public life for the fourth and final time.[3] Personal lifeKarl's hobbies included boating, fishing, swimming. and water skiing.[7] He released his autobiography, The 57 Club: My Four Decades in Florida Politics, in 2010. In a 2010 news article, Karl told a reporter that he was suffering from heart disease along with a progressive form of Parkinson's disease and diabetes.[11] Awards and honorsKarl was the winner of the 2004 Ralph A. Marsicano Award, an annual award in Florida for the person who has made significant contributions to the field of law over the long term.[12] Tampa mayor Pam Iorio proclaimed April 18, 2008 in Tampa, Florida as named Frederick B. Karl Day.[6] A government building in Hillsborough County, Florida is named for him.[13] DeathKarl died at his home in Tampa aged 88.[14] References1. ^1 {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8gIQAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Karl,+Frederick+Brennan%22&dq=%22Karl,+Frederick+Brennan%22&hl=en&ei=ZdfmTqvMBsmyiQLMlM3BBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA |title=Who's Who in Government |page=314|publisher=Marquis Who's Who, LLC |year=1977|isbn=0-8379-1203-2}} 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://fcit.usf.edu/wwii/guidedreading/assets/395.pdf |title=Lions in Spring |first=Gary R. |last=Mormino |publisher=University of South Florida|accessdate=24 December 2011}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.upf.com/book.asp?id=KARLX001 |title=The 57 Club: My Four Decades in Florida Politics: Overview|publisher=University Press of Florida |date=2010-03-31 |accessdate=2011-12-13}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.ut.edu/Content.aspx?id=16654 |title=Past Winners |publisher=University of Tampa |accessdate=2011-12-13}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/40492 |title=Gubernatorial candidate Fred B. Karl of Daytona Beach |publisher=Florida Memory Project |accessdate=2011-12-13}} 6. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url=http://www.tampagov.net/proclamations/20080416_Frederick_B._Karl_Day.pdf |title=Proclamation |publisher=City of Tampa, Florida |date=16 April 2008 |accessdate=2011-12-24}} 7. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=3804&SessionId=48 |title=Representative Frederick B. "Fred" Karl |publisher=Florida House of Representatives |date= |accessdate=2011-12-13}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/fefdl/florida/Senate18452001.html |title=Florida Senators 1845-2001 |publisher=University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries|accessdate=2011-12-13}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/pub_info/documents/appointed.pdf |title=Succession of Justices of Supreme Court of Florida |last=Thursby |first=Mary Agnes |publisher=Florida Supreme Court|date=2009-08-11|accessdate=2011-12-13}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2006/09/14/Hillsborough/Fred_Karl_to_help_roa.shtml |title=Fred Karl to help road panel|last=Van Sickler |first=Michael|work=St. Petersburg Times |date=2006-09-14 |accessdate=2011-12-13}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/trouble-in-government-get-me-fred-karl/1082179 |title=Trouble in government? Get me Fred Karl! |first=Sue |last=Carlton |date=2010-03-24|work=St. Petersburg Times|accessdate=2011-12-13}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Karl+wins+Marsicano+Award.-a0119113301 |title=Karl wins Marsicano Award |work=Florida Bar News |date=2004-06-15 |accessdate=2011-12-13}} 13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/about/findus.cfm |title=How To Find Us |publisher=Hillsborough County Government Online |year=2011 |accessdate=2011-12-13 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203103415/http://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/about/findus.cfm |archivedate=2011-12-03 |df= }} 14. ^Obituary External links{{Portal|Biography}}
13 : 1924 births|2013 deaths|Florida lawyers|People from Daytona Beach, Florida|People from Tampa, Florida|Florida Supreme Court justices|Members of the Florida House of Representatives|Florida state senators|Florida Democrats|Writers from Florida|University of Florida alumni|Recipients of the Silver Star|Stetson University College of Law alumni |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。