Richard K. Call
Richard K. Call | |
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| 3rd & 6th Territorial Governor of Florida | |
| In office March 16, 1836 – December 2, 1839 | |
| President | Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren |
| Preceded by | John Eaton |
| Succeeded by | Robert R. Reid |
| In office March 19, 1841 – August 11, 1844 | |
| President | William Henry Harrison John Tyler |
| Preceded by | Robert R. Reid |
| Succeeded by | John Branch |
| Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Florida Territory | |
| In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph M. Hernandez |
| Succeeded by | Joseph M. White |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 24, 1792 Pittsfield, Prince George County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | September 14, 1862 (aged 69) |
| Party | Whig |
| Spouse | Mary Letitia Kirkman Call |
| Children | Ellen Call Long Mary Call Brevard |
| Relatives | Wilkinson Call (nephew) David S. Walker (cousin) |
| Occupation | lawyer, land speculator, railroad owner |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | Florida Militia |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | |
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Richard Keith Call (October 24, 1792 – September 14, 1862) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 3rd and 5th territorial governor of Florida. Before that, he was elected to the Florida Territorial Council and as a delegate to the U.S. Congress from Florida. In the mid-1830s, he developed two plantations in Leon County, Florida, one of which was several thousand acres in size. In 1860, Call held more than 120 people as slaves, the third-most in the county. Call was a Southern Unionist who opposed Florida's declared secession during the American Civil War.