Livingston W. Bethel

Livingstone Wellesley Bethel ( born October 26, 1845 in Nassau, Bahamas, † October 21, 1914 in Key West, Florida ) was an American politician. Between 1881 and 1885 he was Deputy Governor of the State of Florida.

Career

At the age of two years, Livingston Bethel came with his family to Key West, Florida, where his father Winer Bethel worked as an attorney and district judge. In the early 1870s his father was also mayor of Key West. Livingstone attended the common schools and the Walnut Hill Military Academy in Geneva, New York. After a subsequent law degree in 1869 and its recent approval as a lawyer, he began to work in this profession. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career. Between 1877 and 1880 he was, like his father, mayor of Key West.

Bethel was elected in 1880 on the side of William D. Bloxham as Vice Governor of Florida. This post he held 1881-1885. Yet he was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate. After his time as Lieutenant Governor, he practiced in various positions as a lawyer. From 1884 to 1889 he was district attorney; 1895 to 1911 he served as a criminal court judge. After that, he was from 1911 until his death judge in the Eleventh Judicial District of Florida. The end of his period of the Judges was overshadowed by a long illness, he died on 21 October 1914.