James B. Whitfield
James B. Whitfield | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida | |
| In office February 15, 1904 – January 4, 1943 | |
| Appointed by | William Sherman Jennings |
| Preceded by | Evelyn C. Maxwell |
| Succeeded by | Harold L. Sebring |
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida | |
| In office January 8, 1935 – January 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Fred H. Davis |
| Succeeded by | W. H. Ellis |
| In office January 6, 1909 – January 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas M. Shackleford |
| Succeeded by | Thomas M. Shackleford |
| In office January 10, 1905 – June 12, 1905 | |
| Preceded by | R. Fenwick Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Thomas M. Shackleford |
| 17th Florida Attorney General | |
| In office March 4, 1903 – February 15, 1904 | |
| Governor | William Sherman Jennings |
| Preceded by | William Bailey Lamar |
| Succeeded by | W. H. Ellis |
| 12th Florida State Treasurer | |
| In office June 19, 1897 – March 4, 1903 | |
| Governor | William D. Bloxham William Sherman Jennings |
| Preceded by | Clarence B. Collins |
| Succeeded by | William V. Knott |
| 14th Clerk of the Florida Supreme Court | |
| In office 1889 – June 19, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | David C. Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Bartow B. Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 8, 1860 Wayne County, North Carolina |
| Died | August 20, 1948 (aged 87) Tallahassee, Florida |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | Leila Nash
(m. 1886; died 1897)Margaret Howard Randolph
(m. 1901) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | West Florida Seminary University of Virginia (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
James Bryan Whitfield (November 8, 1860 – August 20, 1948) was an American attorney and politician who served as a long-time justice of the Florida Supreme Court.