A. C. Croom

Alonzo Church Croom (December 1, 1845 – February 7, 1912) was an American politician who served as Comptroller of Florida from 1901 until 1912.^[1][2]

Alonzo Church Croom
Comptroller of Florida
In office 1901–1912
Preceded by	William H. Reynolds
Succeeded by	William V. Knott
Personal details
Born	(1845-12-01)December 1, 1845 Quincy, Florida
Died	February 7, 1912(1912-02-07) (aged 66) Ocala, Florida
Spouse	Maria Bond ​ (m. 1870)​

His father, George Alexander Croom, owned the Casa de Laga Plantation in Tallahassee, and his mother was the daughter of University of Georgia president Alonzo Church^[3] for whom he was named. He was born near Quincy, Florida.^[4] Hardy Bryan Croom was his older brother.^[5]

He married Maria Bond on April 26, 1870. They had children.^[6]

He died December 7, 1912, in Ocala, Florida, and was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.^[7]

References

1. "A. C. Croom, Florida Comptroller". Florida Memory. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
2. Whitfield, Theodore Marshall (September 8, 1948). "Whitfield, Bryan, Smith, and Related Families: Whitfield" – via Google Books.
3. "The Florida Bar Journal". Florida Bar. September 8, 1963 – via Google Books.
4. "Clipped From The Tampa Times". The Tampa Times. February 7, 1912. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
5. Rogers, William Warren; Clark, Erica R. (January 1, 2010). The Croom Family and Goodwood Plantation: Land, Litigation, and Southern Lives. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 9780820334837 – via Google Books.
6. "Genealogy of the Cutts Family in America". J. Munsell's sons. September 8, 1892 – via Google Books.
7. "A. C. Croom is Dead". News-Press. 8 February 1912. p. 1. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

External links

• A. C. Croom at Find a Grave