| 词条 | John Hamilton Gillespie |
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Colonel John Hamilton Gillespie (14 October 1852 – 7 September 1923) was a Scottish-American soldier, land developer, businessman and politician, who settled in Sarasota, Florida, becoming Sarasota's first mayor.[1][2] BiographyGillespie was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3] As a boy he lived with his family at 53 Northumberland Street, Edinburgh and was educated at the nearby Edinburgh Academy and subsequently at the University of St Andrews.[4] Like his father, he was a member of the Royal Company of Archers.[4] (a ceremonial unit that serves as the Sovereign's Bodyguard in Scotland). He was admitted to The Society of Writers to Her Majesty’s Signet in 1875 and also served as a captain in the Midlothian Coast Artillery Volunteers.[3] Upon his return from colonial service in Australia, his father, Sir John Gillespie, sent him to Sarasota, Florida in 1886 to work for the Florida Mortgage and Investment Company.[3] Gillespie found his father’s company in poor condition and began improving the community in Sarasota and soon business was booming. In May 1886 he laid out two golf holes on his property. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1798&dat=19630606&id=QB8eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3osEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5439,575222 This was the first golf course in Florida and the second in the United States.] An avid golfer, Gillespie learned the game at St. Andrews. In 1905 he built a nine-hole course on property now which is now the site of the Sarasota County Courthouse, Florida. He went on to lay out courses for Henry Plant, Tampa, Winter Park and Havana, Cuba. Sarasota was incorporated as a town on 14 October 1902, coincidentally Gillespie's 50th birthday, and he went on to served as the Town's first Mayor. He was subsequently elected to five additional one-year terms.[5] Gillespie was instrumental in founding the Episcopal Church in Sarasota. He was ordained as a Deacon in the Episcopal Church and is acknowledged as the founder of The Church of the Redeemer Sarasota.[6] He is buried, alongside Blanche McDaniel Gillespie (his second wife), in the historic Rosemary Cemetery, Sarasota. References1. ^[https://archive.is/20131224013554/http://www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/stories/journals-of-yesteryear/colonel-john-hamilton-gillespie/?back=Stories Profile], sarasotahistoryalive.com; accessed 26 April 2014. {{DEFAULTSORT:Gillespie, John Hamilton}}{{Florida-mayor-stub}}2. ^Profile, heraldtribune.com; accessed 26 April 2014. 3. ^1 2 {{cite book |title=Makers of America: An Historical and Biographical Work by an Able Corps of Writers, Florida historical society (Jacksonville, Fla.)|publisher=A. B. Caldwell|year=1909}} 4. ^1 {{cite book |title=Edinburgh Academy Register: A Record of All Those Who Have Entered the School Since Its Foundation in 1824|publisher=Edinburgh, Printed by T. & A. Constable for the Edinburgh Academical Club|year=1914}} 5. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.sarasotagov.com/InsideCityGovernment/Content/Commissioners/CelebrateSarasota/CelebrateSarasotaHistory4.html/|title= The City of Sarasota Florida Website|publisher= The City of Sarasota|accessdate= 2 June 2015|deadurl= yes|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081121061325/http://www.sarasotagov.com/InsideCityGovernment/Content/Commissioners/CelebrateSarasota/CelebrateSarasotaHistory4.html|archivedate= 21 November 2008|df= }} 6. ^[https://archive.is/20150309125628/http://www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/stories/journals-of-yesteryear/the-beginning-of-church-of-the-redeemer/ Profile], sarasotahistoryalive.com; accessed 26 April 2014. 12 : 1852 births|1923 deaths|American businesspeople|Scottish businesspeople|Scottish emigrants to the United States|19th-century British military personnel|People from Edinburgh|People from Sarasota, Florida|Members of the Royal Company of Archers|People educated at Edinburgh Academy|Alumni of the University of St Andrews|Mayors of places in Florida |
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