[yarddog]

When Florida Governor Sydney J Catts ran for office he came up with a classic campaign slogan.

He said “the common man of Florida has only 3 friends on earth. Jesus Christ, J.C. Penney, and Sidney J. Catts.”

He won the election and in case you are wondering, he was of Jewish ancestry but had converted to Christianity and became a Southern Baptist Minister.

[Yulee]

“He won the election and in case you are wondering, he was of Jewish ancestry but had converted to Christianity”

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Likewise the first Senator from the state of Florida was Hebrew Christian. His name was David Yulee Levy, but changed his name to David Levy Yulee. Per a book about Levy County, his grandfather was raised in a Moroccan harem.

David Levy built the first railroad across Florida from Cedar Key to Fernandina Beach. He was briefly imprisoned following the Civil War. His plantation was the last known location of the Confederate treasury, which had come to his plantation near Archer, Florida by rail.