Harold G. Featherstone

Harold G. Featherstone
Harold G. Featherstone
	Featherstone in 1970
Member of the Florida House of Representatives; from the 101st district
	In office; 1967 – November 7, 1972
Preceded by	District established
Succeeded by	Paul B. Steinberg
Personal details
Born	Harold Gordon Featherstone; February 28, 1923; Miami, Florida, U.S.
Died	July 19, 2003 (aged 80); Melbourne, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Jacqueline Louise Happillon (m. 1946, divorced); Deljean Dworak (m. 1950)
Alma mater	Biarritz American University; University of Miami
Occupation	Judge

Harold Gordon Featherstone (February 28, 1923^[3] – July 19, 2003) was an American judge and politician.^[4]^[5] He served as a Democratic member for the 101st district of the Florida House of Representatives from 1967 to 1972.^[6]

Featherstone was born in Miami, Florida.^[3] He attended Biarritz American University in France^[3] and the University of Miami, where he earned a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1951 and a Juris Doctor degree in 1967.^[3] Featherstone served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and the Korean War, and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.^[7]

In 1967, Featherstone became the first member for the newly established 101st district of the Florida House of Representatives.^[6] He was succeeded by Paul B. Steinberg in 1972.^[6] He also served as a judge of the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court from 1972 to 1992, and was a member of the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission.^[7]

Featherstone died in July 2003 in Melbourne, Florida, at the age of 80.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Cox Collie, Betty; Cox Smith, Virginia (1995), The Cox Family from Caswell County, B. C. Collie, p. 215
^ Hammargren Doffing, Lucille; Olson, Robert (1982), The Doffing Family, Hammargren Publishing, p. 390
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The Florida Handbook, Florida: Peninsular Publishing Company, 1969, p. 138
^ "Art of self-defense has built-in control". The Miami News. Miami, Florida. January 3, 1972. p. 5. Retrieved May 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Broadus, Joe (May 15, 1973). "Unconstitutional Featherstone Says". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 30. Retrieved May 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "House of Representatives". Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Harold Featherstone (1923-2003)". The Miami Herald. July 22, 2003. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

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