George Pettus Raney

George Pettus Raney was born on October 11, 1845, in Apalachicola, Florida. He served as County Commissioner from February 26, 1873 until 1875. He was elected to the Florida House representing Franklin County in 1868, 1869, and 1870. He assumed the role of Attorney General in 1877 and became a Florida Supreme Court Justice in 1885, serving until his resignation in 1894. He was later elected to the Florida House in 1899 and 1901, and represented the 8th District in the Senate in 1903 and 1905. He died on January 8, 1911, and is buried in Old City Cemetery.