Mary Lou Cawthon (left) is shown sitting on the front porch of her father’s home with Mrs. Manning and in her father’s car (below) which was one of the first in DeFuniak Springs. The Cawthon home was on Nelson Avenue, next door to the current Thriftway Supermarket. Mary Lou was…
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Alto Lee Adams
First graduate of the University of Florida College of Law to become Justice (1940) – and Chief Justice (1949) – of the Florida Supreme Court. Noted for incisive analysis and short, clear opinions (referred to by press of the day as “inventor of one-page opinions”). Born in Florida Panhandle, near DeFuniak…