Bloxham County, Florida
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Bloxham County was a proposed Florida
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county which was never created. Bloxham existed as a county on paper only, the voters refusing to approve its establishment. There might have been a Call County but for a gubernatorial vote. Bloxham County was named for William D. Bloxham
, who was the thirteenth and seventeenth state governor. Call County was named after Richard Keith Call, who was the third and fifth territorial governor. Bloxham was proposed in 1915 and consisted of land taken from Levy and Marion Counties. The county idea was abandoned in 1916 because the voters didn't want to vote on it. In 1994, Ocean County was proposed for the area of Duval County not in the City of Jacksonville, but in 1995 the idea disappeared.
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county which was never created. Bloxham existed as a county on paper only, the voters refusing to approve its establishment. There might have been a Call County but for a gubernatorial vote. Bloxham County was named for William D. Bloxham
William D. Bloxham
William Dunnington Bloxham was an American politician. He served as the 13th and 17th Governor of Florida in two non-consecutive terms. Prior to his first term as governor, he served in the Florida House of Representatives....
, who was the thirteenth and seventeenth state governor. Call County was named after Richard Keith Call, who was the third and fifth territorial governor. Bloxham was proposed in 1915 and consisted of land taken from Levy and Marion Counties. The county idea was abandoned in 1916 because the voters didn't want to vote on it. In 1994, Ocean County was proposed for the area of Duval County not in the City of Jacksonville, but in 1995 the idea disappeared.