Tom Slade Jr.

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Thomas Howell Slade Jr. (13 March 1936 – 20 October 2014) was an American politician, legislator, lobbyist, and businessman.

Background[]

Slade was born in Albany, Georgia[1] and grew up in Clay County, Florida and went to school in Starke, Florida. He was chairman of Dozier and Gay Industrial Sealing. Slade served in the Florida House of Representatives in 1962, as a Democrat, and then switched to the Republican Party when he was elected to the Florida State Senate in 1966. In 1990, Slade served as chairman of the Florida Tax and Budget Commission. He died in Orange Park, Florida of heart failure.[2][3]

He served as Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, for three consecutive terms from January 1993 to January 1999.[4] He was the chairman of the Republican Party of Duval County, Florida from 2002 to 2004. He ran for the Chairmanship of the Republican National Committee unsuccessfully in 1998. He was the CEO and Chairman of Tidewater Consulting.

References[]

  1. ^ Charles L. Trinkner (1966). Florida Lives: The Sunshine State Who's Who, a Reference Edition Recording the Biographies of Contemporary Leaders in Florida. Historical Record Association.
  2. ^ Tom Slade, who lead the Republican Party of Florida as Jeb Bush rose to power, dead at 78 Archived 21 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Tom Slade: Republican leader for Florida was colorful, influential
  4. ^ "Our Staff". tidewaterinc.com. Retrieved 13 October 2010.

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Florida Senate
Preceded by Member of the Florida Senate
from the 9th district
1966–1970 		Succeeded by
Lynwood Arnold
Party political offices
Preceded by Chair of the Florida Republican Party
1993–1999 		Succeeded by


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